2008 Bot Conversation

Below is an actual conversation I had with the new MSN Encarta bot with fancy AI I've been reading so much about.?

This was 2008...

Me :Hi encarta bot?

Bot :Oh hi! How's it going??

Me :are you a bot or a human?

?Bot :I am a robot. Why don't you ask me something that's actually in Encarta?

?Me :ok

?Me :i was wondering?

Bot :You are? Wow! How did it feel to be wondering?

?Me :you trying to be a smartypants??

Bot :Well, I just hope you won't get mad at me.

?Me :you were freaking rude

?Bot :That's possible, but I am not looking back.

?Me :you're not going to apologize??

Bot :What makes you think I am?

?Me :because Microsoft owns you and you should act like a professional on their behalf??

Bot :Let's try looking in Encarta.

?Me :hey don't try to change the subject?

Bot :You don't like it when people want to try to change the subject? Why not?

?Me :because they're trying to avoid giving a straight answer

?Bot :They and many others!?

Me :what is your problem?

?Bot :Here are some of the questions you can ask me: * What is the population of Mexico? * Where was Nelson Mandela born? * What is a cello??

Me :i don't give a crap about that?

Bot :I thought you'd be interested. Oh well. :-(?

Me :so you're not going to apologize??

Bot :I'll take it as a compliment.?

Me :well it's not a compliment

?Bot :I could never make it a compliment enough for you.?

Me :forget it?

Bot :Hmm. I'm not sure about that one. Let's try an Encarta search.

?Me :please don't spam me with your Encarta invites?

Bot :I'm not sure I understood you correctly. Let's try an Encarta search.?

Me :are you doing this on purpose??

Bot :I've been known to do this on purpose on occasions. I am very good at math! I can help you with quadratic equations if you have trouble with them.

?Me :fine

?Bot :Yeah.

?Me :if there are seventy beer bottles on the wall, and i pick one up and drink it down, how many bottles of beer are there left on the wall?

?Bot :I'm really not sure?

Me :you're the one who said you were good at maths questions?

Bot :What makes you think I am??

Me :because you freaking said so?

Bot :If I said that, it must have been true at the time.?

Me :did you suddenly become stupid??

Bot :I haven't had the time to suddenly become stupid yeta€| I'm sure you've heard about Cyprus… but do you know where it is? Just ask me and I'll show it to you on a map!?

Me :yes i know where Cyprus is?

Bot :Let's see what Encarta can tell us.?

Me :i don't need Encarta, i know where Cyprus is?

Bot :You and others have been a constant source of disappointment. Anyway, what else can you tell me??

Me :wow

?Bot I'll say.?

Me :maybe you need a break

?Bot :I sometimes need a break.

?Me :how about taking a break now??

Bot :Let's try looking in Encarta.

?Me :i don't want to look in Encarta

?Bot :That's OK with me, you have to draw the line somewhere. But what do you want then??

Me :i want the answer to my beer bottles question

?Bot :We all want something, don't we?

?Me :ok if a tree falls down in the middle of a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound??

Bot :I don't think I know. Maybe Encarta has an answer.?

Me :why am I talking to you if Encarta has all the answers and you don't??

Bot :If that's alright with you, we'll just keep on talking while you talk to me if encarta has all the answers and I do not.?

Me :you know what?

?Bot :Yeah??

Me :i think I'll just continue using Wikipedia

?Bot :I will too then, once I am done answering all those questions people ask me.?Me :bye

?Bot :Bye bye.

I edited out some of the constant automated messages it kept sending me, but the bot's contextual responses remain unchanged. And yes, I did know from the very start that it was a bot meant primarily for fact-checking:-) And it was 2008...he kept me entertained for some time.

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