[BeetleB]

> whereas the purpose of a chat bot is to help people.

I'm flabbergasted you'd say such a thing.

The purpose of a chat bot is to have an interesting experience with an AI. That it may help you is secondary (and perhaps necessary for the provider to make a profit).

[m463]

Even "purpose" might be anthropomorphizing the chatbot

[BeetleB]

Not at all. A hammer has a purpose. So does a knife. So does a bottle.

[JumpCrisscross]

> A hammer has a purpose. So does a knife. So does a bottle.

They each have multiple purposes.