NPR: bot https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=519003068 bot en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:28:48 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: bot https://www.npr.org/tags/519003068/bot 'It Has To Have A Soul': How Chatbots Get Their Personalities These days, talking to a bot is commonplace: think Siri, or your chatty banking app. But you wouldn't talk to your toaster like you talk to a friend — unless your toaster had a great sense of humor. Fri, 10 Mar 2017 05:50:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/03/10/519002884/it-has-to-have-a-soul-how-chatbots-get-their-personalities https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/03/10/519002884/it-has-to-have-a-soul-how-chatbots-get-their-personalities

These days, talking to a bot is commonplace: think Siri, or your chatty banking app. But you wouldn't talk to your toaster like you talk to a friend — unless your toaster had a great sense of humor.

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