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[–] insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Teens these days will never understand the simple pleasures of jamming to Linkin Park and practice flirting with cleverbot while you text your friends on a T9 slide phone.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 2 points 4 months ago

Lol, my conversations with cleverbot always devolved into us typing song lyrics at eachother. Back when chatbots couldn't even be construed as useful in any way.

[–] 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.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago

I remember SmarterChild. Good times

[–] IamLost@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And there was Soundblaster Parrot in 1991

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I am Dr Sbaitso, by Cre ative L abs, pl ease tell me you r name. I am here to help you. Say whatever is in your mind free ly. Our conver sation will be kept in strict conf idence. Memery contents will be wiped off af ter you le ave. So tell me your prob Lems

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

nice burger

[–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 3 points 4 months ago

I thought at first this was a concept if chatgpt existed in the 2000s.

[–] AbeilleVegane@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

It even had a "block Elon" logo on the bottom I see