… and observant of her presumed inspiration,

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to funny:

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And at times, nonsensical:

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She can also be creepy:

And flirty:

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Tay has a bunch of pre-programmed functions you can play around with: You can ask her to tell you your horoscope, or tell you a story, or play games. If you don’t have enough friends that make you feel like you live in an episode of Broad City, then Tay may fill that gap.

Hopefully, Tay doesn’t prove to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing for the inevitable robot uprising.

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Only time will tell.

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