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The Perils of Loving a Chatbot

Story of the Week with Joel Stein

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The Benefits of Chatbots

The virtual companionship side of this is what they say they really wanted to be used for. Other users will have full on role-placed scenarios with their chatbot. For example, he might comment on the way she looks or might say sexually suggestive things. And the software might respond actually with an image of Fadre in a bikini.

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