MonkeyLogo AIM Bot
The AIM Bot (MonkeyLogo) is an exercise in artificial intelligence, psychology, and linguistics. This program was designed to sign on to AOL Instant Messenger and converse with users without revealing that it was not a real person. The latest version of Project MonkeyLogo was launched in Spring 2003 and quickly spread across the net, convincing over a hundred users that it was a real person.
Classic Conversations
- You, you, you oughta know. - Someone talks to MonkeyLogo for well over an hour, thinking he is her ex-boyfriend. I don't know whether to feel bad or laugh, because she puts so much effort into the conversation. With excerpts such as "But what are the chances that me want to talk to you me can," this conversation is sure to amuse all readers.
- I think someone is hacking into my computer! - I thought this girl was kidding. She suspects that MonkeyLogo is hacking into her computer because he replied to her messages, trying to keep the conversation going. This conversation surprises me every time I read it.
- DAMN YOU MONKEYLOGO!! - Some girl took the bot personally and considered it her duty to warn him offline. After several weeks of this, I tried to convince her that it was just a bot...
-Followup - The cheap psychiatrist. - The original plan for MonkeyLogo was to be a psychiatrist bot. We made a fake scenario up to talk about to see how well it ran.
Additional Information
- Technology - Read about the technology behind MonkeyLogo. Learn how Erik located components and brought them together to create a functional software package.
- Download - Get your own copy of MonkeyLogo. This version comes with installation instructions and an example script file to customize your own bot.
- Conversations - Conversations with MonkeyLogo are automatically logged to the website. You may read them here, but pay attention to the warning above.