The Chatbots Are Now Talking to Each Other

Lena Anderson isn't a soccer fan, but she does spend a lot of time ferrying her kids between soccer practices and competitive games. "I may not pull out a foam finger and painted face, but soccer does have a place in my life," says the soccer mom--who also happens to be completely made up. Anderson is a fictional personality played by artificial intelligence software like that powering ChatGPT. Anderson doesn't let her imaginary status get in the way of her opinions, though, and comes complete with a detailed backstory. In a wide-ranging conversation with a human interlocutor, the bot says that it has a 7-year-old son who is a fan of the New England Revolution and loves going to home games at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.