'Searching for SmarterChild' Filmmakers Investigate Why We Insult Chatbots
Filmmakers Zan Gillies and Lindsey Sitz released the documentary "Searching for SmarterChild," which examines why users insulted the early chatbot SmarterChild. The film won the New Visions Award at the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival and notes that about 3 million people used the bot, while the creators have raised roughly $18,000 of a larger budget.
Source: 'Searching for SmarterChild' Filmmakers Investigate Why We Insult Chatbots — Variety
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