Tag: CHATBOT

Google Labs is attempting to resurrect chat bots with Google Talk Guru. The Guru is an automated IM service that can define words, perform basic calculations, translate text, pull in sports scores, perform Google searches, and tell you whether you should be glad or upset that you're stuck in front of a computer. Just send an invite to the Guru to chat with you, and ask away. ...

MyCyberTwin is an Australian social network that allows users to create their very own digital doppelgängers, capable of autonomously interacting and chatting with their friends. It may sound like a convenient way to avoid socializing online, but, before signing up, you should probably check out this lengthy analysis from Joanne McNeil at Tomorrow Museum. "It's not that a conversation ...

Software developer Nigel Leck can't stop picking fights on Twitter, particularly with skeptics of global warming. But arguing with the Web's non-believers [Ed. note: or, conversely, arch believers] became too exhausting for Leck. Instead, he decided to automate his high horse by building @AI_AGW, a Twitter chatbot specifically designed to counter tweeps who attempt to cast doubt on climate ...

Now we know how the robots are going to finance their revolution: Chat bots will seduce you into coughing up personal information. Cyberlover, one of these bots, is sold by a Russian company of the same name. The program targets women and convinces them to give up phone numbers, photos, and other personal info. The program can track every target it talks to, building profiles, and managing ...

We always thought there was something off about a fat, red-faced guy, who gave kids gifts for just "being good," and took to sitting the good boys and girls on his lap. This week some other people started realizing that maybe good ol' Saint Nick has a few screws loose -- including those who tried to speak to Santa via his northpole@live.com address on MSN Messenger. It seems the Microsoft run ...