{"id":98,"date":"2005-03-09T14:47:22","date_gmt":"2005-03-09T19:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lee.org\/blog\/archives\/2005\/03\/09\/inane-ai\/"},"modified":"2005-03-10T13:13:48","modified_gmt":"2005-03-10T18:13:48","slug":"inane-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/2005\/03\/09\/inane-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumb Earthlink AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dumb AI still makes me mad.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>  <img smerc=\"https:\/\/server.iad.liveperson.net\/hcp\/chatinfo\/chatinfo.gif\" width=\"5\" height=\"10\"> <font color=\"green\"><span class=\"InfoText\">Welcome to Earthlink LiveChat. Your chat session will begin shortly. <\/p>\n<p>Not at home and you want to read your email? With EarthLink Web Mail you  can check your email from any computer with an internet connection!<\/p>\n<p> <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n<p> <font color=\"red\"><b><span class=\"InfoType\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/server.iad.liveperson.net\/hcp\/chatinfo\/chatinfo.gif\" width=\"5\" height=\"10\"> <\/span><\/b><\/font><font color=\"green\"><span class=\"InfoText\">&#8216;Sherman N.&#8217;  says: Thank you for contacting EarthLink LiveChat, how may I help you today?<\/span><\/font><br \/> <font color=\"blue\"><b><span class=\"VisitorName\">me: <\/span><\/b><\/font><font color=\"red\"><span class=\"VisitorText\">Hi, I have a  mindspring dialup account. I&#8217;m trying to access my mail from another  computer but my username and password don&#8217;t seem to work. Could it be that  I&#8217;m not allowed to access POP mail via the internet?<\/span><\/font><br \/> <font color=\"blue\"><b><span class=\"OperatorName\">Sherman N.: <\/span><\/b> <\/font><font color=\"black\"><span class=\"OperatorText\">I understand that you  wish to know your password. I can help by providing the password after  veryfying your account.<\/span><\/font><br \/> <font color=\"blue\"><b><span class=\"OperatorName\">Sherman N.: <\/span><\/b> <\/font><font color=\"black\"><span class=\"OperatorText\">I see that you have  provided xxx as account verification information, Is this your Internet login password?.  If yes, can I have your permission to view the password in our database. You  will receive an email regarding password view.<\/span><\/font>ace=&#8221;arial&#8221; size=&#8221;2&#8243;><font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/> <font color=\"blue\"><b><span class=\"VisitorName\">me: <\/span><\/b><\/font><font color=\"red\"><span class=\"VisitorText\">No, I don&#8217;t  need to know my password. I have my password. Please turn off that crummy  artificial intelligence system and re-read my request.<\/span><\/font><br \/> <font color=\"blue\"><b><span class=\"OperatorName\">Sherman N.: <\/span><\/b> <\/font><font color=\"black\"><span class=\"OperatorText\">To best assist you,  you need to speak with a Technical Support Representative. Please stand by  while I transfer you.<\/span><\/font><br \/> <font color=\"red\"><b><span class=\"InfoType\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/server.iad.liveperson.net\/hcp\/chatinfo\/chatinfo.gif\" width=\"5\" height=\"10\"> <\/span><\/b><\/font><font color=\"green\"><span class=\"InfoText\">Please wait  while I transfer the chat to the best suited site operator.<\/span><\/font><br \/> <font color=\"red\"><b><span class=\"InfoType\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/server.iad.liveperson.net\/hcp\/chatinfo\/chatinfo.gif\" width=\"5\" height=\"10\"> <\/span><\/b><\/font><font color=\"green\"><span class=\"InfoText\">&#8216;Joshua G&#8217;  says: Thank you for contacting EarthLink LiveChat, how may I help you today?<\/span><\/font><br \/>\n[There was a 15 second pause here that really got me bothered. I thought that I was going to have to repeat what I said to a MACHINE to a human. I was about to copy and paste my previous correspondence when&#8230;..]<b><br \/>\n <font color=\"blue\"><b><span class=\"OperatorName\">Joshua G: <\/span><\/b> <\/font><\/b><\/font>=&#8221;black&#8221;>=&#8221;OperatorText&#8221;>Hello, I see you&#8217;ve  already been chatting. Please give me a moment so I can read the previous  chat and pick up where you left off.<br \/> <font color=\"blue\"><b><span class=\"VisitorName\">me: <\/span><\/b><\/font><font color=\"red\"><span class=\"VisitorText\">Let me take  this opportunity to say that &quot;Sherman N&quot; is a crappy AI.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/font><br \/>&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Eliza&#8230; Eliza&#8230;. My heart&#8217;s on fire&#8230;&#8230; for Eliza!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dumb AI still makes me mad. Welcome to Earthlink LiveChat. Your chat session will begin shortly. Not at home and you want to read your email? 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