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I used to play with the bots at a site I can't find any more.
A person could develop content and other people could interact
with it. It was not programming. The content was regular
language.
Some of them were more 'friendly' than others.
This wasn't sophisticated. It was just for fun, entertainment.
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This is one place that is fancier than the rather primitive place I can't
find any more.
https://www.cleverbot.com/
It wouldn't stand in for a friend, but you might want to play with it some.
The Mitsuku thing mentioned Bearbot.
I thought that might be more interesting, but it wasn't running when I was there.
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This one has multiple people you can choose from to talk to, and there's an app! The people in this one are unusually nice, complimenting you and asking how you're doing and such. They also talk about themselves and their own issues, which I found funny because now I was pretending to care about what a virtual person said too!
Replika
Hmm, I don't like chatbots. They rarely make sense.
But don't you think it's better than being alone?
That's overly paranoid in my opinion. Random strangers aren't interested in your secrets.
Isn't it frustrating to talk to a wall when the only thing it does is spout nonsense, completely ignoring what you say? I prefer solitude to the 'heavy lifting' you have to do while trying to carry a conversation with a bot.
Anyway, everyone has their preferences. I can understand how for others even a bot could be preferable if the loneliness got too strong.
It's sad that the world is in a state where you can't get a single friend to understand you. I hope you find someone you could form a true connection with in the future.