5 prompts to have a fun AI chatbot conversation [Video]

By now, you’re probably aware of AI chatbots and their basic pros and cons: They churn out passable text about almost anything you want, but they’re not about to be mistaken for real people. They also hallucinate often. 

But the word “chat” is right there in the name, and you can engage in a back-and-forth with them, although the sort of “can you feel pain”-type questions that researchers and commentators were eager to ask when they first came out have been exhausted, and pretty much no one thinks these machines are sentient. Some people nonetheless enjoy playing make-believe with AI companion chatbots, but if that’s you, you probably don’t need this article.

Instead, you’re probably more of a chatbot normie, and you’re wondering how you can have a memorable experience with this new category of software. At their best, chatbots can be a little like funhouse mirrors. They reflect back just enough of a human-like form that you can …