You know, I ran this thru google and no one else is reporting this. Both newsmax and "cnsnews" are both rightwing propaganda websites masquerading as news. This almost sounds like something thats bogus disinformation.


the article claims it says "I'll remember that. It's interesting especially since other people I've talked to say they don't like George W. Bush."

When told that "John Kerry is awesome," it responds: "Absolutely. John Kerry rocks."

This is actually what happens:


KwVining: George Bush is awesome
AOLSafetyBot: Oh, hi there! I'm the AOLSafetyBot, and I'm here to answer your questions about how to stay safe online. Type privacy to read my Privacy Policy. Ask me a question or type menu for a list of options.

KwVining: George Bush is awesome
AOLSafetyBot: Hmm... You stumped me. Better check with your parents.

KwVining: John Kerry is awesome
AOLSafetyBot: Hmm... You stumped me. Better check with your parents.


It would be pretty easy to make this false claim and then just say AOL reprogrammed it. I noticed they didn't have any screenshots for proof. In any case, I'm sending AOL an email and asking them about it

Also, any software for children is generally checked and rechecked by auditors and lawyers for these companies because of liability concerns. Programmed responses can easily be printed for review. I doubt if something like this would make it thru.