So this is funny… I get random people wanting to add me to their MSN list… apparently from all over the world.
How’d they get my MSN address? They all “claim” to come from Channel 9 (a Microsoft developer site).
I’m always curious if these people are actually real, so I try to have conversations with them… asking them very specific questions that bots might answer funny or have trouble with.
Today marked one of the BEST conversations… Everything I know about AI and human interaction is pointing to this person being a bot, but the answers it spits back are tough to decipher. The flow, word choice, timing, and even context is very well done. I’ve talked to a lot of stupid bots, this one is a very smart one. It even did a time calculation for me, when I asked what time it was there…
Here’s an excerpt (though not the most convincing, this one led me to my final decision of it being a bot):
Mr. Good says:
I don't believe you're real.
All people love Money , Food , and ..... says:
oh why ?
Mr. Good says:
because there are lots of bots that go through Channel 9 and have found my email address...
Mr. Good says:
so then I ask questions
Mr. Good says:
like... What do you do for a living that would make you check out Channel 9?
Mr. Good says:
Why would you randomly add my email address?
All people love Money , Food , and ..... says:
i'm study computer sceince in frankfurt university
All people love Money , Food , and ..... says:
science*
All people love Money , Food , and ..... says:
i'm just want to have friends who working with IT like me
All people love Money , Food , and ..... says:
anyway i'm sorry if u don't like chatting with me
All people love Money , Food , and ..... says:
bye
Mr. Good says:
i wouldn't mind it if i didn't have the little (read:large) intiution that you're not real
Mr. Good says:
but yet somehow i keep conversing with you as if you were
All people love Money , Food , and ..... says:
as u like
Mr. Good says:
...
All people love Money , Food , and ..... says:
sorry i was on phone with my friend
All people love Money , Food , and ..... says:
so what do u mean ?