It Was the ChatGPT of the 2000s. It Was Hugely Popular. Too Few Remember It Now.
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I remember Cleverbot.
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.
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.
I remember SmarterChild. Good times
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.
And there was Soundblaster Parrot in 1991
dr. sbaitso too
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
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I thought at first this was a concept if chatgpt existed in the 2000s.
It even had a "block Elon" logo on the bottom I see