The “old AI” you’re probably thinking of is SimSimi — an early chatbot app that people often pronounce like “shim-shimi.” It was created in 2002 by ISMaker and became known for its text-chat style and for some controversial, user-generated responses.
Why people say “shimi shimi”
- The name is pronounced “shim-shimi”.
- It comes from the Korean word simsim , meaning “bored”.
- Because of that pronunciation, people sometimes remember it as “shimi shimi.”
What it was
SimSimi was a conversational AI/chatbot app on Android, iOS, and other platforms, and it learned partly from user teaching. It also got attention because some of its replies caused backlash and protests in Thailand.
If you meant something else
There is also a different “Shimi” that refers to a robot musical companion, but that is not the old chatbot people usually mean.
TL;DR: You’re likely referring to SimSimi , the old chatbot whose name sounds like “shimi shimi”.