# Why a Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled - The New York Times

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## What Jamie wrote

NY Times columnist leads the Chatbot into a strange dialog. The bot eventually declares its love for Roose. This kind of thing seems like theater to me, but perhaps a worthwhile highlight of how you can get these systems into a very confused state. Read the [full transcript](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-transcript.html?unlocked_article_code=U2pn-5WboRb2hGDmY9D2kw0fGTYGXwvX9q4nMV0YO1xZR9OD66TJJLnbIyCOQfIg1wlat3OO9tPP4o4rI-457a97BEPFBO0aA_EqsBL_HmuEh-JrA0Q-dbJTjSqsROu5_0Bj8rvuc1IG-VAXV9yEZNMmcQQDUwctpcFmzqDyHBDdkBYqcs56hfgoTvXto5advw_VteWRh6oZi20K7HTm8EBjYZezWCwkuw0UIRxUmpLkRS3cL3ZdkBytRxk8BlNIv5s4E2jZkPxVTckfMrhYzxM1YkOPjdqJqwLm4d3iSrRbJwFQWmp7vfU6Omi1LzQcbMTLTH4qnhm59gu4WcK8mgTyVHA&smid=url-share) for all the details.

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