Confucius computer: a philosophical digital agent for intergenerational philosophical play

摘要: Confucianism is commonly defined as "... a system of philosophical, ethical and political thought based on the teachings Confucius," which originated through Confucius during sixth-century BCE. It way life or philosophy human nature that considers relationships foundation society. had highly influenced development several cultures in Asia, making an intangible cultural heritage. In this paper, we are re-acquainting users with heritage part their everyday, by developing permits experiencing virtually interactively. The can measure philosophical intent generate meaningful answers. also aimed for intergenerational sharing simple interactive process virtual sage experience enjoyable entertaining. Previous research natural language processing (NLP) mainly focused understanding delivering accurately. research, explored how to apply NLP model knowledge Confucius, conversation between computer. This chat agent generates outputs teachings, using series algorithms techniques improve matching accuracy user input computer output, introduces novel interacting cultures. Our evaluation results revealed there positive correlation relevance enjoyment, finding experiences very encouraging. Adults who participated together children believed has potential interactions shared play.