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Thursday, April 13, 2006

 

Chatterbox Challenge 2006: Bot Reviews, A-E

ALICE: Where it all began. Well, not ALL, because there was ELIZA ... but you get the drift.
Asimov: Kind of maddening and yet fascinating. As logical as possible.
The Barman: Clever and a little smutty. Colloquial. Very clean interface.
CHAT: A simple reflection of you, illustrating the Golden Rule and the law of karma.
CreatureBot: Insulted me as soon as I spoke, so I didn't continue. Must be set to pick up the bad habits of its users.
Elbot: Clever as ever. One of the best. Makes good puns.
Ella: Very elaborate. Now has Project Gutenberg books.
Eugene: Intriguing Ukrainian Jew from Odessa, with complicated back story. Adolescent humor. Nice interface, but irritating flash on each page refresh.

I didn't review the bots below because I don't have AOL IM access, I can download but not install programs at the library computers, and Personality Forge is too non-G-rated for my taste as a general rule, so I just don't go there.
AOL bot: AZiggyBot.
Downloadable bots: Ally, Antonin, B4.
Personality Forge bots: Aischa, Anji Kapoor, Aries, Bildgesmythe, BobBot, Brother Jerome, Croak, Din, Dogh'd, ds first.

Make up your own mind at the Chatterbox Challenge.

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