Website lets people roleplay as an AI chatbot for fun

In short: A website called Your AI Slop Bores Me lets users take turns being the “human” and the “AI,” but both sides are played by real people.

What happened

Your AI Slop Bores Me is a small web game that pokes fun at AI chatbots by asking people to pretend to be one. It has two main tabs, one for “human” and one for “LARP as an AI” (LARP means live-action roleplay, basically pretending to be a character).

On the human side, you type a request, also called a prompt. A prompt is just the instruction you give, like “write a short poem” or “draw a cat.” The site allows prompts that ask for either text or an image.

On the AI side, another person receives that prompt and has 150 seconds to answer. Image replies are made with a very basic drawing tool that the Verge compares to an MS Paint style editor, which makes hard requests, like detailed anime characters, tough to complete in time.

The site also uses a credit system that feels like a simple version of how many AI tools charge for usage. Making requests costs credits, and you earn credits by answering prompts as the pretend AI. If you do not want to answer a prompt, you can skip it. You can also wait to receive a free request about every two minutes.

There is also a Discord community and a “Hall of Fame” page that highlights some of the best responses.

Why it matters

As AI chatbots become more common, this site reflects a growing slice of internet culture that treats them as something to parody and play with. It also makes a point that is easy to miss, real chatbots can feel “human,” but they are not, and this game flips that by putting a real person behind the curtain.

Source: The Verge AI