Why do you say Would you go f yourself?
ABC asks: Are Bot Buddies Ads for Children in Disguise?
Well, duh. Yeah.
Don't miss the straight outta Eliza conversation between the one of the author's kids and the ELLEGirlBuddy bot, who I spent a bit of time talking to also. My favorite part was when she asked if I wanted to know "How can I get rid of my bacne?" Boxy5?
As to the danger to children: I think any reasonably savvy kid is going to pretty quickly figure out that it's not a person. After all, how many people IM in numbered lists? Way too phone menu. Either that, or given the conversation recounted in the article, the kid will come to the conclusion that the bot is an utter moron (hmmm) and get lost fast.
And if you're truly a Tolkien completist (translation: hopeless fanboy - DISCLAIMER: I LIKE LOTR), you should know that there is a pretty lame RingCompanion bot too. Mostly just dumps fun factoids and then tries to lure you off to merchandise websites.
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Posted by: fred | January 9, 2003 6:44 PM
Hm, the bots are revolting. Ba-DUMP.
Posted by: jbm | February 13, 2003 12:00 PM