by
Matt Bucher
Trying to think of something to text Amanda to get her to prove she is not a bot.
Maybe I should send her a CAPTCHA.
Hey Amanda, can you recommend a place to eat in SFO?
Yankee Pier, she texts back immediately.
Too easy. I try again.
Anything else I should know? I ask her.
Get the popcorn shrimp! She replies.
Could be a Yelp bot. Still not sure. For now.
pano inspo - lots of characters confused about who is a bot and who is not [capture the fact that lots of startups love to advertise AI capability to get investment but that it's hard to get right so as a stopgap measure they often employ people. also that certain things can be automated, lots of unexpected bots too.]