I'd guess a real person, bored and/or tired, checking off standard answers from a list of options rather than typing them.
The one thing "she" did well was make the problem your fault. That's the trick of Customer Service. Had you charged it for one hour exactly, it would have been something else.
Bridget: "Your Whiz-Bang" batteries won't charge properly unless they are laying parallel to the magnetic north-south field in your area."
TB: "Why don't you tell me that in the instructions?"
Bridget: "We have no way of knowing what magnetic north-south is in the area in which you will charge it."
TB: "Well just tell me in the instructions that it has to be parallel to magnetic north-south."
Bridget: "We have no way of knowing what magnetic north-south is in the area in which you will charge it."
TB: "Well - - - - "
Bridget: "Is there anything else I can help you with?"
TB: "You haven't helped me with this!"
Bridget: "Thank you for calling "Whiz-Bang, the only thing you need for cutting facial, neck, nose, ear, knuckle, arm, leg, butt, back and bald head hairs and eyebrows. Used by more NBA players and Olympic swimmers all the time. It's perfect for Kiwi fruit and peach fuzz. Have a smooth day."
I don't know what a "Turing Test" is, and if I hadn't heard of Alan Turing I might have guessed "turning test" too.
Wonder what would happen if you called again with exactly the same questions except for maybe asking what part of the world Bridget was in, or whether it was raining, or if you could call back, something like that.
Arf
Off Topic » in reply to Bridget: Real, or AI?
Good question.
