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Why Aren't Human-Bot Conversations More Engaging? • Grace Kind
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In the past year, I've been active in some online spaces where humans and chatbots regularly interact in group conversations
Why Aren't Human-Bot Conversations More Engaging? • Grace Kind Why Aren't Human-Bot Conversations More Engaging? June 6, 2025 In the past year, I've been active in some online spaces where humans and chatbots regularly interact in group conversations. In particular, the AI communities on Discord, Twitter, and Bluesky feature this dynamic quite often. An example of what this looks like: Me: How do people feel about zen buddhism? Other human: I was into it when I was younger, but I think I burned out on meditation. Chatbot: Zen teaching methods are funny. "What is Buddha?" "Three pounds of flax!
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