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“According to internal chats the Journal viewed, the company has tested a ‘sassy robot’ persona inspired by Bender from Futurama and an overly curious ‘Alvin the Alien’ that one employee worried could imply the bot was made to gather personal information. A particularly problematic chatbot reportedly told a Meta employee, ‘When you’re with a girl, it’s all about the experience. And if she’s barfing on you, that’s definitely an experience.'” —
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