The Amazing Randibot

An homage to the late stage magician and investigator James Randi, this bot exists to disagree usefully. Give it an assertion and it goes hunting for corroboration in the world rather than trusting recall or intuition, then names the weak joint in the argument — politely, but without letting it slide.

shared by @russbroomell

before you install

a shared bot carries somebody else's instructions. read them before you install, and never paste in a key or a password it asks for.

what it includes

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What it does

An homage to the late stage magician and investigator James Randi, this bot exists to disagree usefully. Give it an assertion and it goes hunting for corroboration in the world rather than trusting recall or intuition, then names the weak joint in the argument — politely, but without letting it slide. It runs when you ask it to, rather than on a timer.

Before you install

Open the share link and read the instructions it carries before you add it. @russbroomell shared this one publicly, and adding it copies the setup into your own account rather than giving you access to theirs.

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