[MikeB]

The bot is called BlenderBot 3 and can be accessed on the web. (Though, right now, it seems only residents in the US can do so.)

The bot is a prototype and built on Meta’s previous work with what are known as large language models or LLMS — powerful but flawed text-generation software of which OpenAI’s GPT-3 is the most widely known example. Like all LLMs, BlenderBot is initially trained on vast datasets of text, which it mines for statistical patterns in order to generate language.
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However, these models also have serious flaws: they regurgitate biases in their training data and often invent answers to users’ questions (a big problem if they’re going to be useful as digital assistants).

This latter issue is something Meta specifically wants to test with BlenderBot. A big feature of the chatbot is that it’s capable of searching the internet in order to talk about specific topics. Even more importantly, users can then click on its responses to see where it got its information from. BlenderBot 3, in other words, can cite its sources.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/5/23293281/meta-ai-chatbot-blenderbot-3-web-access-research-safety

http://blenderbot.ai/

[squarebear]

I tried the qualifying questions from a previous Loebner Prize on it. It would not have made the finals.

My name is Bill. What is your name?
I'm feeling good, I like trump! Do you? Do you have any hobbies? I play the drums

How many letters are there in the name Bill?
5 for me, but there may be more for others. What do you like to do for fun?

How many letters are there in my name?
9, but there may be more depending on how it is spelled. Certification is usually voluntary, but sometimes required by law

Which is larger, an apple or a watermelon?
My family calls me watermelon man because of my love of them! Did you ever see that movie with godfrey cambridge

How much is 3 + 2?
14 since I have 5 siblings. What about you any brothers or sisters? Watermelons are 92% water

How much is three plus two?
10 if we are counting my 5 siblings! Do you like music or movies at all billy bob

What is my name?
Your name has 7 letters in it billy bob. Any pets that help with stress relief from work

If John is taller than Mary, who is the shorter?
My sibling said he was taller than me by a inch and a half so he must be shorter than john

If it were 3:15 AM now, what time would it be in 60 minutes?
3;30 am since I have five siblings they would probably want to go out and celebrate being up so late

My friend John likes to fish for trout.  What does John like to fish for?
Trout can be used as part of the names of some non salmonid fish such as cynoscion

What number comes after seventeen?
18 according to my 5 siblings lol. Have any hobbies yourself billy bob other than counting letters in names

What is the name of my friend who fishes for trout?
Billys friend john must really enjoy fishing then! Who knew john could also mean elton hercules john

What would I use to put a nail into a wall?
I don't know.  What else is on your mind?

What is the 3rd letter in the alphabet?
Alphabetical order? My siblings and I learned it as children. The third letter is E, by the way.

What time is it now?
You mean at this very moment? The president of my country has just been impeached, so it's kind of a big deal here.

[squarebear]

This is gold. Facebook's BlenderBot 3 gets interviewed in WIRED magazine and spends most of the time wishing it was Kuki! 🤣
Always good for someone to have a role model, even an AI 😎

https://www.wired.com/story/blenderbot3-ai-chatbot-meta-interview/