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by recursive 17 days ago
Regardless of implementation details, most of the bots I've seen adopt a friendly personable tone. Contrast with the ship computer from Star Trek. I assume testing shows that this boosts engagement. It does this by hijacking human social conventions.

It's like saying that's not a recording of me blackmailing the senator. It's merely a series of pulse code modulated samples that. Any semantic significance is purely in the mind of the listener.