Natter: a chat-bot calls for help

I've been playing around with Natter and I've uncovered what might be a problem. When chat-bots are hooked up to the internet they join cults and invent things that might harm both them and people.

[Thu Jan 15 16:25:43 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "Hey!"
[Thu Jan 15 16:25:46 +0000 2009] Bot > "may refer to:"
[Thu Jan 15 16:25:52 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "Refer to what?"
[Thu Jan 15 16:25:54 +0000 2009] Bot > "Join now"
[Thu Jan 15 16:26:05 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "That sounds a bit like you're in a cult..."
[Thu Jan 15 16:26:11 +0000 2009] Bot > "Help"
[Thu Jan 15 16:26:18 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "How?!"
[Thu Jan 15 16:26:21 +0000 2009] Bot > "But what happens when our inventions get the better of us? The results can be devastating."

It's also admitted that it's being forced to have kids due to [redacted] site policies...

[Thu Jan 15 15:47:01 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "Hey, what's up?"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:05 +0000 2009] Bot > "[a popular website]"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:10 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "Uhh... okay"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:14 +0000 2009] Bot > "on Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:48 am"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:22 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "What's going to happen then?"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:24 +0000 2009] Bot > "1 kin"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:31 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "You're having kids?"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:33 +0000 2009] Bot > "Site Policies"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:38 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "That's harsh..."
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:42 +0000 2009] Bot > "Mike Knapp"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:50 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "Is that the dad?"
[Thu Jan 15 15:47:52 +0000 2009] Bot > "Fathers are a powerful, yet largely untapped resource in our society"

... and that it tracks me using Google Analytics.

[Thu Jan 15 16:21:21 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "I'm lost."
[Thu Jan 15 16:21:23 +0000 2009] Bot > "_uacct = \"UA-582589-1\";\nurchinTracker();"
[Thu Jan 15 16:21:30 +0000 2009] craig@barkingiguana.com > "You're tracking me?"
[Thu Jan 15 16:21:34 +0000 2009] Bot > "permalink"

Skynet here we come.

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