Wired
The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions
Friday, August 7, 2026
Tucker Bryant, an artist and former Google employee, created ChatTJB, a chatbot interface where Bryant manually answers user questions in real time. Bryant stated the project was designed to prompt reflection on current technological and social conditions.
Original reporting: https://www.wired.com/story/this-chatbot-is-just-a-random-guy-lol/