Xiaomi's voice assistant fails in public again (but it can control Ikea lights)
Lei Jun says "do you make mistakes every time there’s a demonstration?"

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun’s presentation of Xiaomi’s virtual assistant Xiao Ai on Wednesday was described by some as a train wreck.
"What can you do?” Lei asked Xiao Ai.
"I’m still too young, this question is too hard," the AI voice assistant said, speaking through a tiny Bluetooth speaker.
"Xiao Ai, what is 125 plus 357 plus 567?” Lei asked again. Xiao Ai kept silent.
“Xiao Ai, do you make mistakes every time there’s a demonstration?,” said Lei, laughing after the voice assistant failed to deliver correct answers to an audience gathered at Xiaomi’s AIoT conference in Beijing.

Despite not dazzling the audience, Xiao Ai made a pretty good deal for itself that day. The voice assistant will be able to control Ikea's smart devices like lamps, under a new strategic cooperation deal with the Swedish furniture maker.