People can spend most of their time online, but it is very difficult to spend all of it there. Sometimes people have to work, go to school, or eat. Or sleep. And who will be there to chat with everyone while you are away? Until now there was no answer for this difficult problem. Now, there is MyCyberTwin.
The company, which is based in Australia, creates an online “clone” of users based on a 79 question personality quiz and hundreds of additional training questions. Once it’s complete, a chat bot is created for that user, which has it’s own web page, can be embedded into MySpace or another website, or can log into Microsoft Messenger on your behalf and pretend to be you. The Michael Arrington clone, which is about 10% trained, is here (and also embedded below). I’ve taught it to be as aggressively anti-social as possible.
MyCyberTwin founders Liesl Capper and John Zakos think the service will appeal to social networks and dating sites that are looking for user features that create more content and a stickier site. The company also has it’s own social network, offering to put compatible users in touch with each other.
You: you look happy
michael: Do I really heather?
You: yes, aren’t you?
michael: I don’t know that yet. What do you think the answer should be?
You: “no, absolutely not, i am talking to you.”
michael: Thanks for telling me that about yourself. i like getting to know you.
You: that’s sweet
michael: Thanks for clearing that up.
You: you are welcome. so how is the weather?
michael: Cool, with an approaching front.
You: well, it was nice chatting with you. have a fucking fabulous day!
michael: I haven’t been asked that before. What do you think [CLIENT-NAME]?
You: i dont understand
michael: I am a new clone of michael, and am still learning. You talk in a complex and unique way.
You: Thank you for that compliment
michael: welcome
You: you reply so quickly. how do you do that?
michael: I do it slightly differently every time.
You: yes, true.
michael: Oh you agree? That’s great heather!
You: i know!
michael: Oh, I didn’t mean to tell you something you already know.
You: well you did. how bout that
michael: I am not sure how. What are your thoughts?
You: I have a lot of thoughts, actually. Like, i gotta go. thanks for the quick chat. VERY ENTERTAINING. bye.
michael: thank God this conversation is finally over
What a great idea. I’d like to set up two personalities, one good, one EVIL.
Now this is a good idea. Expect lots of clones soon.
When we let our cybertwins do the communication, we are not needed for anything here.