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I still don’t know if these “wrong number” texts are AI, bots, or real people just sitting behind a laptop somewhere in a Third World country… I guess it doesn’t really matter, but I’m getting a little tired of the rote responses. Improvising with them just isn’t as much fun anymore.

Dozens and Dozens

So I’ve gotten that many of those “wrong number” texts but, like the oysters in Alice in Wonderland, they keep coming quick and fast. Meanwhile, I keep trying to find ways to play with them and/or short circuit them with the weapon of improv. Here are the two latest examples. My last comment stopped theContinue reading “Dozens and Dozens”

I Created a New Drink!

I unknowingly created a new drink. I’m sitting at dinner with two people; one was drinking pink lemonade, one was drinking iced tea, and I was having a root beer. When I got a refill, I pushed the dregs of my root beer off to the side. One of my dining companions, forgetting what itContinue reading “I Created a New Drink!”

Fly Off the Wall

I keep trying to be weirder and weirder with these wrong number texts, but they just can’t cope. It’s always back to the script.

I’m Not So Worried…

I’m supposed to be worried about AI and its developing intelligence which will overwhelm us puny humans with its extraordinary abilities. Likewise, we are to fear the Chinese who are outstripping us in so many areas, such as technology and commerce. But so far, we can usually tell it’s AI. And the Chinese, so willingContinue reading “I’m Not So Worried…”

Am I Rude? Or Creative?

My fiancée was telling someone about her first colonoscopy. Apparently the doctor decided to do it without using anesthesia. As a result, my fiancée was screaming in pain and writhing about as the nurses suggested to the doctor that something might be amiss. Having heard the story before, my mind wandered into the creative pinballContinue reading “Am I Rude? Or Creative?”

It’s a Fix-Up, Not a Mix-Up

When I got this “wrong number” message on WhatsApp, I checked out the profile photo. My first thought was: online escort. (Sorry I didn’t screenshot that.) So I expressed that opinion early on. But by that last response of mine, she was already self-deported from WhatsApp—unless the system deleted “her.”

Noise!

This is my new favorite wrong number text. At least they’re trying something new. The account was frozen and deleted in record time, but luckily I got this screenshot.

No Improv?

Some days it’s a lot of fun to improvise with the wrong number callers. But there are times when they just don’t try hard enough. I’m not sure if it’s posting a photograph, pretty much clearly from AI, it stopped the conversation or what.

Lost With Translation

I need some help with this one. First of all, this wrong number texter is all over the place. Person, bot, or AI? It’s not really clear. You can see that it doesn’t really follow any kind of logical progression, and seems to be highly reactive, like the old ELIZA program that, if you answeredContinue reading “Lost With Translation”