what are bots exactly?
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Bot is short for “robot”, i.e. a machine that does work so a human doesn’t need to but unlike a physical machine, software bots are just code.
I worked for an online game company that had a lobby area that was a “bar” theme. You would sit at virtual tables and wait on your front ends to join. I wrote several “bots” to entertain and interact with real players while they waited. They were primitive by today’s standards.
Today bots are frequently used to do bad things like repeatedly trying to hack computers or make spam phone calls. But the can be used for good uses and fun uses. If you play a game like Fortnite, there are bots in the game that play like real players.
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