Chatbot Theatre – A Play With 84 Million Possible Variations

Annie Dorsen’s Hello Hi There “is, among other things, an attempt to ‘take the mystique out of language’ by removing the human element” and replacing it with a pair of chatbots generating dialogue. “Because each line of dialogue can be followed by numerous possible responses, there are more than 84 million ways the production can unfold, Dorsen says, referring to the new art form as ‘algorithmic theatre’.”