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The Online Date That's Too Good to be True

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

The Eugene-Gustman Chatbot

People call me Eugene or Genya. It is a short name for Eugene in Russia and Ukraine. Are you from either area? Agree. Smiley face. Oh, what a fruitful conversation. The thinking's my only face. Do you really think so? No, your guess was wrong. I don't think so. By the way, I still don't know your speciality or possibly I've missed it. What's yours? Huh? And I forgot to ask you where you are from. The universe. And you? Is it your hobby to ask poor little Jewish boys such tricky questions they don't have an answer for? Still, the Eugene-Gustman chatbot

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