AT&T Atticus chatbot speaks about pop culture with TV binge watchers

PanARMENIAN.Net - AT&T’s new chat bot is named Atticus, designed to talk at you about pop culture for hours. He has all kinds of fun trivia about television programs, and according to a video he’s “a goofball!” The Verge says.

Also according to this promotional video, “It’s hard to believe he’s not real!”

In Atticus’ own words about himself: “If the Dunphy family is looking for another kid, I’d be happy to join them. I’d be no trouble. Especially since I don’t physically exist. We’d be a real Modern Family.” While Atticus knows a great deal about Modern Family, he appears to know very little about actual families.

He’ll give you fun facts about many different TV shows, including but not limited to How to Get Away with Murder, Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, American Horror Story, Pretty Little Liars, and, for some reason, The Office, which ended years ago. It’s nice. A bot that keeps you company through a day of binging on Netflix alone is sort of great idea.