HOW TO TELL IF YOU’RE TALKING TO A CHATBOT

ARE YOU INITIATING EVERY REPLY? Chatbots tend not to kickstart a conversation and instead let you lead the conversation, replying only when they receive a message. They won’t generally fill any silence. HOW GOOD IS ITS MEMORY? Test the chatbot by asking a question based on some information you’ve already supplied in the conversation with them. Or try asking the chatbot the same question later and see if the response is the same. IS IT UP TO DATE WITH CURRENT AFFAIRS? One chatbot knew the date of EU referendum and asked how we would vote. But what’s happening in Syria? “Nothing out of the ordinary, as far as we can see”. IS IT RESPONDING WITH NONSEQUITURS? If you’re being particularly probing and asking what a chatbot thinks of Game Of…

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