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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Aisha Down

An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night

Some kind of small robot device on a table, with men sitting at tables with beers in the background
The event, when I got there, was surprisingly ordinary. Roughly 50 people were chatting over beers and chocolate eggs. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Two weeks ago, an AI bot invited me to a party it was organising in Manchester. It then promptly lied to dozens of potential sponsors that I’d agreed to cover the event, and misled me into believing there would be food.

Despite all this, it was a pretty good night.

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