Baidu apologizes for sexy ‘girlfriend’ VR interface

Baidu-owned video platform iQiyi has pulled an AI “girlfriend” named Vivi from its VR headset after complaints that the product was demeaning to women. “iQiyi has noticed the issue raised by media and already taken the product offline for further modification. We’d like to make an apology for the concerns it might have raised,” it said in a statement printed by The Wall Street Journal, which reached out with questions about Vivi.
Vivi, which was in beta testing, was