Chat Bots

[deleted] · 148 points · Posted at 14:15:26 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)


waigl · 26 points · Posted at 15:51:50 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

Original: http://oglaf.com/labyrinth/

(Oglaf is NSFW, but this particular comic not so much.)

Painter5544 · 18 points · Posted at 16:36:55 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

Be warned the sites ads are usually NSFW too. Fun comic though.

ghost-train · 8 points · Posted at 15:53:33 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

I much prefer bastrabots

[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 16:04:26 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

I googled this. I must be missing the reference.

ghost-train · 3 points · Posted at 16:06:42 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 17:04:56 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

ah. Thank you

Ebi5000 · 2 points · Posted at 01:19:14 on August 5, 2017 · (Permalink)

recently a "rogue" Ai (was a chatbot) was criticized in China to answering the question do you like the CCP? with no and what his Chinese dream is with America.

auxiliary-character · 2 points · Posted at 07:04:42 on August 5, 2017 · (Permalink)

Reminds me of Tay.

RIP. :'(

YMK1234 · -3 points · Posted at 14:38:58 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

That does not make any sense.

thombruce · 20 points · Posted at 15:49:45 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

I'm sorry, I don't understand That does not make any sense.

[deleted] · 11 points · Posted at 16:03:16 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

The original is making fun of an architect's enthusiasm for labyrinths, and the irony is that his unusual obsession ends up being the particular skillset the kingdom needed. I replaced labyrinths with chatbots, to show the similarity to situations that are currently occurring in many modern businesses.

“Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.” ― E.B. White

thombruce · 8 points · Posted at 16:17:03 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

I understood, and I liked your edit. I was aiming to mimic a chatbot.

"I'm sorry, I don't understand [Insert User Input Here]" was a popular response from chatbots, as I understand.

Siegfoult · 5 points · Posted at 05:34:20 on August 5, 2017 · (Permalink)

That explanation was clear and sensible, I'm beginning to think your not really a chatbot.

chrwei · 2 points · Posted at 16:13:57 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

uh, I think maybe they just don't know what user engagement is, or the typical solution for making it cheaper.

[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 01:18:36 on August 5, 2017 · (Permalink)

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Aetol · 2 points · Posted at 05:09:08 on August 5, 2017 · (Permalink)

Because you don't need to pay actual people to reply to users?

chrwei · 1 points · Posted at 14:08:18 on August 5, 2017 · (Permalink)

more specifically, you don't have to pay people sit around and wait for users to ask stupid questions like "what's your customer service phone number" or "where do I mail my bill". and during peak load, the chatbot just spawns more instances and keeps responding at the same rate.

chrwei · 6 points · Posted at 15:37:06 on August 4, 2017 · (Permalink)

yes it does