PlotBot
Non-linear AI Chatbot: sample and merge messages to generate alternative timelines




ROLE

Web Developer

TEAM

Una Liu
Connie Cheng
Zac Deocadiz

TIMELINE

2 weeks (Oct 2024)

TOOLS
React Node.js GPT-4o






Overview

Chatbots often work linearly — you say something and the bot generates a reply. 



“Discussion” is often not truly generative, seldom exposing the biases that exist within chatbots and human ideologies alike.

Through the playful lens of conspiracy theories, we explore creativity and idea connection, while also subtly encouraging the user to critically examine information and systems of belief. Through PlotBot, we also attempt to make the experience of chatting with a bot more interactive and iterative - rewind time, create novel new conspiracies, and perhaps see what might happen if you combine the flat earth theory with the JFK assassination.





AI Pipeline





Interaction Design:
Adding dragging to chat
Drag to side bar to save a text module
Delete
Reordering to change overall context
Merge to create new message






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