Revealing who you are to chatbots

Using inference with what you ask, how you write, and your phrasing, a complete profile is built from just a few sentences. For the Straits Times, Amanda Shendruk and Youjin Shen use a concrete example to demonstrate.

I like the build-up in this piece. It starts with a chat, and then highlights line-by-line and word-by-word to build a complete user profile that most people never think about.

Back in my day, companies used to collect data about you in more obvious ways, such as suggesting you fill out profiles or tracking clicks across various sites. They’d convince college kids to share links on their AIM away message. Later, people would be convinced that voice assistants like Alexa and Siri were eavesdropping to serve hyper-targeted ads.

Well no more. These days, a chatbot will do.