Weizenbaum said he wasn't aware of any effort comparable to that of Fox, who seems to be seeing similar reactions among AOL users and has posted hilarious transcripts of AOLiza's bizarre, rambling, and near-nonsensical conversations to his website . But although only a couple of people eventually realized they were talking to a chatty robot, most knew something was very amiss. The unique properties of instant messaging may have helped AOLiza fool people, Fox said. Instant messaging also follows a form of telephone etiquette that forbids people from signing off until both say goodbye. It responds to everything that's said.
Conversations stretch on forever.
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