Chinese Workers Turn Bosses Into AI Pets to Relieve Stress

In China, some workers are using computers in a funny new way to deal with stress at work.

They use artificial intelligence, a smart computer program, to make little cartoon characters of their bosses.

These characters can move around the computer screen and do silly things.

They might bow, serve pretend tea, or even climb along the edge of the screen.

Some people make the character say things like 'no more overtime' or 'I want a pay raise.'

This helps workers feel like they are fighting back without actually quitting their jobs.

People can make these pets themselves by uploading a photo and telling the app what to do.

They can also pay someone else to make one, and it costs from about ten yuan up to a few hundred yuan.

Sometimes people also make AI pets to remember pets that have died.

AI is making these virtual pets smarter and more interactive than the ones from the early 2000s.