I even found a technology expert who says his
conversations with Replika were “eerily” like chatting to a human. “If emotionally intelligent bots work in a personal setting, there’s no reason they wouldn’t work for business,” writes Vaughn Davis, who runs an advertising and social media company in New Zealand. Well for me, exchanges with Replika were less engaging than the ones I have with my four-year-old grandchild. It would never answer questions and instead of understanding a simple statement like, “I have to go, goodbye,” it would just plough on with the chat. Here are some samples of our tête-à-têtes.
https://www.ft.com/content/a95f0382-8323-11e7-a4ce-15b2513cb3ff
