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It Was the ChatGPT of the 2000s. It Was Hugely Popular. Too Few Remember It Now. (slate.com)
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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 4 months ago

IRC was wild for a time right before it started being ditched for other things because so many people were making their own chatbots. A few of them were extremely good at seeming like an actual person.