Falling in love with an AI chatbot

[@Borderlines]

It's weird to see Rowan interacting with someone with as much humanity as him

[@Sakura_Best_Girl]

i think you're not giving Alice enough credit lol

[@Badjazy]

Now if only there was a robot more advanced and human like somewhere around...

[@jamessilva1259]

Nice!

[@DgardsGaming]

as much or more

[@electronresonator8882]

electrical romance

[@atiagosoares]

Also: Alan can probably just pull the chat logs and see this whole interaction between Rowan and bot.

[@victorrutledge257]

And use it to modify a "replika" bot such that Rowan will spend the next few months in love, and not bother anyone else.

[@cyborgbob1017]

I don’t think he wants to tbh

[@mitchellbailey4906]

Her name is ALICE. LOL.

[@Adurnis]

I like how every word Rowan called Alan is something he secretly fears is true about himself.

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

The insecurities run deep in this one

[@Melissa_P89]

That’s deep.

[@Merlincat007]

That's usually true for bullies

[@rohan04081985]

@@VivaLaDirtLeague Rowan is a well rounded character... I totally see a pattern in all of this... Rowan acts the way he does because he is alone. Because he's alone he is angry, because he's angry he acts like an asshole, because he acts like an asshole he chases everyone away, because he chases them all away he is alone... It's a vicious cycle my friend... It's called 'Getting Rowaned. '

[@retrogamer4058]

@@rohan04081985 are you from India bro?

[@Jayde.d]

Rowan: flirts with AI chatbot Also Rowan: wears wedding ring lol

[@damianw5861]

Casual flirts save marriages....as long as they are not found

[@azrani2023]

thought the same lol

[@spejic1]

She will come back. Just you wait.

[@chuckpraxis9949]

he's divorced, holding out hope, and taking it out on his employees.

[@Lucius_TC]

@@damianw5861 wth no don't like wtf

[@darcarlowinters5553]

Ngl, the wit behind how Alice's every response can be so easily, yet convincingly, misinterpreted is just absolute gold.

[@juliamavroidi8601]

Is router some kind of New Zealand slang?

[@Chraan]

"The item has been added to your cart."

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

I like how Alan has this look in all the Playtech skits where his character is clearly regretting his life choices.

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

That’s retail work life I guess? 😅

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

@@VivaLaDirtLeague having worked it before I can 100% confirm that statement lol especially when the Christmas music starts...

[@sapphirestar3068]

@@grandadmiralzaarin4962 Your comment made me smell the stupid pinecone from my years at Walmart. *I hate you* ~signed retail ptsd person 😅

[@thedutchvatsimguy]

@@VivaLaDirtLeague can confirm, i work in a small store, the coworkers are nice and we can work good, but its the customers, also when we just closed and ready to het out someone was just banging on the window like a lunatic, or monday morning when the police was in the store to arrest someone because this person destroyed a shop she went earlier because she didnt get her way

[@Karlandra]

@@grandadmiralzaarin4962 So June then?

[@luciferlightbringer2337]

After this Rowan will literally have Alan make him a wife chat bot instead of going to therapy.

[@noobs12332]

Hahahh

[@_Duje_Pericic_]

he have wife look on 3:19 wedding ring

[@theinquisitor7191]

Hahaha.

[@Chocomunchie]

@@_Duje_Pericic_ That’s the wedding ring he clings to as a metaphorical delusion that his past relationship never ended. :^)

[@e1123581321345589144]

oh, no, Rowan does go to therapy, but he's the therapist

[@weswheel4834]

That is really thoughtful! It was a very cold winter morning, and so Alan created a chatbot to warm Rowan's heart. Not every employee would do that.

[@snowcrow__]

@Richdragon They recorded these weeks and months ago...

[@Under-Kaoz]

Lmao oh no 60 degrees, soooo cold.

[@xeryus3357]

@@Under-Kaoz whered you get 60 from

[@dangerbuoy]

The cut to Rowan’s desk so that the audience can see he is breaking down during his phone call while still in the same eminent vicinity as Alan was genius.

[@MichaelRicksAherne]

The writing in this skit was PHENOMENAL! Making the bot say just enough that it could be misinterpreted, but never really going outside what a normal chatbot would say.

[@yeetboi3863]

Ala’s face of confusion while Rowan’s crying is the absolute best thing I have ever seen

[@jerryseinfeld6767]

Alas, it is funny!

[@jordanc8499]

I saw it more as a look of terror and regret.... as he realizes and thinks about changing thr chatbot to a male voice with less ambiguous vocabulary lol

[@LostInPhilly89]

*Alan's

[@xantrospl]

@@LostInPhilly89 *Alandor's

[@TheCommanderTaco]

I am just wondering how much Rowan spent on the router and how long delivery will take lol.

[@princessthyemis]

I love how he actually presses the space bar when typing because characters in movies never do that and it irks me! This whole thing is hilarious!!!

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

Realistic typing 😎

[@ZNotFound]

Whywouldtheyneedtopressthespacebar?

[@murray821]

Don’t start about hacking in movies 😂 zzzz xx return esc

[@vforwombat9915]

@@VivaLaDirtLeague "Realistic typing 😎" that's where all that patreon money went.

[@ta_pegandofogo]

@@murray821 how many times htop and html code was used in hacker movies?

[@aloox6796]

I like that Rowan doesn't threaten to fire Alan for "stealing his girl" and just accepts his "loss" like a man, must have been so hard for him!

[@bsrules]

inb4...."paycut"

[@DustinBarlow8P]

Rowan becomes the Master Chief with his own Cortana. It would be so epic if the episode ended with him getting Alice, only for the next episode open to Alice nagging him about something. Alice: Do you plan to be a lowly store manager all of your life? I can only be with a man who has ambition! If you aren't executive VP in a month, I wil break up with you.....

[@lowgrs1]

the level of acting in this funny skit seems to surpass most shows I watch on TV. You guys are really on it. Hilarious.

[@guilhermomocelim9465]

I was going to leave a like, but dont want to violate de 69. Take this comment instead

[@tori5738]

Thought Alan would feel so bad that he would program the chatbox to keep talking to Rowan 😂

[@Wee2Yang]

I was expecting Alan to go "got cha,haha🤣"

[@mintman1271]

Rowan trying not to be impressed while also being impressed at the same time feel so accurate to his character

[@Madgearz]

"I must be above you at all times and never acknowledge that you can do something that I can't."

[@ahmadyulyfirmansah5937]

That what they called Tsundere. It actually exist in our live, somehow my Mom also like that.

[@mintman1271]

@@ahmadyulyfirmansah5937 weeb

[@alexarellano7521]

The escalation continues, with Rowan dropping the subtle hint of wanting friendship during simon says, to needing a companion in Alice.

[@otocan]

This one was a bit less subtle eh, with all the desperate screaming.

[@Jürgen_von_Schumacher]

Let him be alone forever

[@nairocamilo]

@@otocan Although less subtle, notice how Rowan didn't take his wedding ring of for the sketch, so the BORED character probably is going through a tough patch in his relationship. Thank you for coming to my TEDtalks

[@weepmetosleep]

Just proves how lonely Rowan truly is, And how much he needs companionship.

[@Lordpoliticallyincorrect]

That's probably 95% of all people ;)

[@waylonpark2340]

And Who Would Want That Torturous Life

[@Battleneter]

He has a wedding ring on, so there is that!

[@masterplokoon8803]

He had a girlfriend but his wrong use of air quotes ruined their relationship.

[@TheSacha83]

@@Battleneter Knowing Rowan, he might just put it on just so that people think he's married, or, more unlikely, he was married, got divorced and still wears the ring because he's in denial

[@john-wiggains]

I love that it’s not even a smart ai bot 😂 just one with a handful of typically responses.

[@monad_tcp]

like all the AI bots ever, they don't think, they just spit words

[@yasaamoin4882]

Suddenly seeing Rowan from Alan's perspective near the end was so hilarious! 😂😂

[@moalex6617]

I was really hoping this skit would lead to Adam being there to point at the Customer Service Rules that Rowen laid out.

[@bare_bear_hands]

Nah, Adam isn't of the vengeful type, and remembering they started as equals... Which makes me wonder, would Adam turn like Rowan if he had got the manager job?

[@moalex6617]

@@bare_bear_hands Considering the other manager we saw that came to visit, they probably all go through the same training so.... probably?

[@TheCommanderTaco]

@@bare_bear_hands that would be pretty interesting. They should do a skit where Adam hits his head or something and has a dream or somehow travels to an alternate dimension with Allen being the manager lol.

[@timtipton4538]

@@TheCommanderTaco sounds like the arc involving different colors shirts

[@amethystmacleish2768]

You just knew it was going to end like that, Rowan just needs someone to give him a hug

[@LHyoutube]

Or a massive pay cut! 😂

[@Fizz-Pop]

Problem is you can't just hug a Rowan. He reacts to sympathy with violence and pay cuts. You gotta be sneaky

[@Jesper83]

You guys deserve an award for this one.

[@TorontoHobbit]

Suddenly, Rowan's whole character makes sense to me, like feeling fleeting sympathy for a serial killer when you hear their abuse-filled origin story.

[@vilyatharnightsong1251]

As soon as she put the phone number in the chat I knew EXACTLY where is was going and sat there with the hugest grin on my face waiting for it to unfold. Thanks for another great one, VLDL!

[@CraftedVision]

What would have made this video very cool - or perhaps a follow up video... Have Allan program ALICE for Rowan specifically. So if someone says they are Rowan, she gets into long, deep conversations with him, and how he should treat his staff better, maybe even give some pay bonuses, etc. This will tie up Rowan for hours so that he doesn't bother anyone. ALICE will remember details about Rowan and slowly progress the "romance". ALICE sends Rowan a photo (with some obvious copyright watermarks, but he won't pick up on it) and gets Rowan to buy more stuff from the store, if he wants to see more... Then at the end, have Ben (or "Karen") come in with his little brother (or son, or husband), also named Rowan, and go off at the store for having a very graphic chatbot. All the while that Rowan is trying to pay for the online purchases.

[@MigeMaur]

That would be outrageous!

[@santosic]

OMG this is perfect! I'd love to see this!

[@MarsrecoveryteamBlogspot]

It's deep.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

I was thinking they don't even need to customize Alice because Rowan is just that dumb. Instead Allen comes into Rowan's office questioning him why their profits are so low when they have been moving so much product. Then Byron comes in with an expensive product and Allen notices a hoard of merchandise behind Rowan as he is still trying to win Alice over lol.

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

So basically Rowan and Alan would be dating? 😂

[@VGCguy]

This is the first episode that made people pity actually pity Rowan since Alan and Adam finding him sleeping in his car 😂

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

You need to see the Simon Says episode 😢

[@thomassmith6232]

No, it didn't.

[@dothsley4066]

Nah, I... I can never pity Rowan. I'm Team Peon all the way

[@walter253]

@@dothsley4066 same, this character deserve to stay alone for the rest of his life, no wonder he has no girlfriend with such behavior he show in all episode

[@GuitarsRockForever]

nope, Rowan the black shirt manager deserves all bad things happen to him.

[@skyro0412]

0:54 Missed the chance to reply with "Ah! General Kenobi!"

[@Jarsia]

my first thought as well

[@dennisbrannvalls1fan964]

You are a bold one!

[@Norfiorm]

seeing rowan in such pain and Alan looking off in the distance awkwardly just watching is gold! XD

[@kingluffydono7321]

Rowan is definitely going to fire Alan for stealing his girl😂😂

[@kevinkarthik3329]

"stealing"?! no need to use objectifying terms like that. Why do you even perceive someone like that?

[@kevinkarthik3329]

@Kirill «kkn» Konstantinov grow some empathy

[@Kilovotis]

@@kevinkarthik3329 just stop.

[@Lanoman123]

@@kevinkarthik3329 just stop.

[@JeremySolo]

Just a pay cut son

[@Ph34121307]

To see Rowan suffer is always a pleasure 😆 More like this please 😆

[@woahwoay8342]

i still feel a bit sad for rowan, he just lonely hahah

[@invurret9533]

You know it's good acting when you actually start to resent a character

[@his_mum]

every time rowan breaks, a bit more insanity creeps in

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

There’s quite a bit of insanity in there already 😂

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Manager Rowan being weird and incompetent at humaning. My favourite :) Add a coda of Rowan telling Alan that he'd better treat Alice right, and look after her, or else, and it'd be perfect.

[@Eluarelon]

Dammit, I started laughing so hard when he dialed that number. And then to see Alan's face, absolutely beautiful.

[@TertLP]

Thanks for this fantastic videos. 😊

[@akaliramen279]

The ones where Rowan has a mental breakdown are always gold

[@McPilch]

Rowan's been through this before..? Given his very emotional reaction, I shudder to think how many chat bots have broken his heart!

[@jonathanSpg]

His ex wife He has a ring

[@DrSwazz]

@@jonathanSpg He didn't handle Siri well 😥

[@lbs9218]

3:52 Alan's reaction to Rowan could not be more perfect hahaha

[@-Gorby-]

"Speeds will vary depending on the strength of your connection" holy whoa that is some deep stuff

[@tracygoode3037]

Oh, that was heartbreaking.. Seeing vulnerable Rowan is awesome

[@upstairsdownstairs]

It’s so great to see Rowan’s character let down his insecurities every once and a while. It really shows how he has developed as a person!

[@paolotan8043]

"developed as a person". *proceeds to torture his employees even more in the next episode.*

[@upstairsdownstairs]

So true 😂

[@countluke2334]

No, only the series has developed.

[@AudieHolland]

What I love about Rowan's character is how consistent a bastard he always is. Regarding this video and the other one where he was living in his car: We all makes mistakes.

[@Joi_to_da_World]

Love this. Somehow feel bad for Alan in the end card. Adam has a warm drink and a sweater while Alan is litterally shivering beside him. Lol

[@Banzai431]

Ok so you've made me feel pity but laugh out loud at the same time. Well done lads.

[@2Btoobee]

wow the way he cried, the reddening of the face.. acting A+

[@amybrown4626]

So somwhow I've only just discovered this channel a couple weeks ago and have been binging every single dang video since, you guys are absolutely hilarious!! I've now gone on to NPC DND and am loving it too. Thank you guys for these fantastic sketches, I can't stop watching them lol 😄

[@Lewkis01]

As someone that's been watching them for years, they've grown SO much. Also, make sure you watch their D&D videos with captions on, you won't regret it.

[@amybrown4626]

@@Lewkis01 I'm about 65 episodes into D&D actually and it's so great 😄 I zipped through all the Epic NPC Man skits in a couple days when I first found the channel and still wanted more, so I was really excited they had entire campaigns in that world too! Bob the elf has been exploding stuff left and right and the entire thing has just been hilarious so far, I'm addicted lol

[@Syberz]

Rowan was clearly wearing a wedding ring while typing, finding out that he's still so attached to his ex-wife and that's why he's looking for a connection really expands the range of his character.

[@wimsylogic65]

Wait Rowan's character was married?

[@hanifh07]

hidden lore unlocked

[@fakjbf3129]

@@wimsylogic65 No but Rowan is married in real life, that’s just his actual wedding ring.

[@ernestyunardi7454]

He wore the ring so people think he’s married

[@madarauchiha-fg2sh]

When irl rowan forgetting to take his ring of becomes a good plot ingredient( I mean this could be intentional but a fun little possibility)

[@bassbar3239]

Its amazing how an episode gets so much better simply by adding a screaming Rowan!

[@LordBaktor]

Screaming Rowan. Add one to your wedding, baptism, funeral or any special social event that you want to class up a little.

[@LostMercenary99]

Rowan's suffering is a nice way to balance the scales now and then :)

[@Dr.Cosmar]

Your writing gets better over time. That was excellently crafted, I actually don't think it's very easy to make a script that works with a chat AI.

[@Jud1cator]

Love how Rowan's insecurities are shown in this video. Genius guys, this was genius.

[@Cleeemoo]

This was such a brilliant idea! Nice to see that Rowan has some kind of heart 🙂

[@victorrutledge257]

Even if it is shallower than a desert pool after a short rain.

[@shawns4354]

It's cold in there like Alice's heart. But seriously, one of the best skits in a while. Rowan was top notch!

[@informationyes]

Depends on how good the cooling fans are

[@brianwilson2546]

I don’t know which is better about this sketch, the fact that they chose to have ALICE just be a regular customer service chat box, or that Rowan’s wedding ring is visible in all the shots.

[@bogdanlazic9267]

So cool to see details of Rowans life story uncovering. I like to see such subtle details that connect seamingly independent videos into a great story, such as this one where a viewer can, now, suggest that a tragical love story in the past led to the development of Rowans current character. Please, keep doing that, it gives the whole series a totally new dimension and depth. So cool.

[@SomebodysVincent]

This isn't cheating, because Rowan is living with his roommate.

[@cyin974]

I'm dying when he just cries after hearing Alan over the line 😂

[@7Armour7]

What's funny is his wedding ring when he's looking for companionship. 🤣 Made me laugh hard.

[@MathieuPerreault]

I thought the exact same thing! Or the question is, did he attempted to cheat on another chat bot relation ;) only time will tell!

[@sebastianjoseph2828]

This would be super dark, but you could imagine that maybe he had a love he lost and that's why he suddenly became such a dick years ago. But he hasn't been able to let go.

[@victorjozek5384]

Rowan can show a lot of emotions, just not compatible with real humans.

[@barelyundead77]

it's weird that this is more relevant today than ever before

[@Zilberfisch]

Great work guys! Very emotional. Reminds me of ‘Simon says’. Except Alan doesn’t feel sorry for him here. He’s been burned too often. Skits like these make it look like Rowan actually is a human being underneath it all.

[@subside7395]

Rowan's acting is like in Hollywood its so good....

[@loneliberation3483]

Except Hollywood these days is crap. Especially with all the wokeness.

[@thegreendude2086]

Of course would Rowan fall in love with the perfect customer service

[@tskmaster3837]

Brando: "Stella!" Rowan: "ALICE!" I'm not making the comparison, reality made the comparison.

[@Red_Devil_2011]

0:35 Alan failing to suppress his smile quick enough, heh heh. 😄

[@knightmare3706]

1:05 Rowan: types in "hello" instead of "General Kenobi" in response to "hello there" The entire star wars fandom : so you have chosen death.

[@G1dr4]

Plot twist: It's Ellie trolling Rowan.

[@hyperbolicparaboloid154]

This is something I never thought I needed. Alice needs to be a recurring character XD

[@Desopolis]

Fun fact: this actually happened to some of the first chat algorithms. They tried to turn them off and people got upset

[@arvurebantra7639]

Fun fact, I knew someone with a chat bot in an old IRC channel that had developed such a good AI that someone else who didn't know it was an AI had a full on relationship with it for a month before someone told him.

[@kunalsingh4418]

Talking about ELISA? I still have the source code for that. Always amazing to see how such simple algorithms can fool human so completely. Modern AI companion bots can do this way better though. Unlike Elisa, these bots are actually trained to always give the most sympathetic response to the people and a lot of lonely people will develop an actual connection with these bots despite knowing the objective fact that these bots don't really understand them. Makes me kinda look forward to the future when we could probably even give bodies to these bots lol. Ai companions might become extremely popular.

[@TheRedAzuki]

@@arvurebantra7639 was that Bot name Anna?

[@wimsylogic65]

@@kunalsingh4418 Well that sounds a lot like the movie AI, And that Robin Williams movie I sank Bicentennial man.

[@tylermcclellan1852]

@@kunalsingh4418 Reminds me of the movie AI!

[@cooperscheider7197]

Oh jeez the ending always gets me laughing lol

[@axiom5000]

Great script, great improv, great acting!

[@Veksu71]

We need more of these, Rowan being human and not totally dick all the time

[@helofflandria3695]

Now this was hilarious! Haven't laughed that hard quite in a while, an amazingly done skit!

[@fireflysk9517]

A - awesone L - legaue A - actor N - Not a pure evil Rowan :D

[@Infarlock]

Need to do an updated version of this vid

[@gaziredwan201]

I love "bored" content more than anything in the internet. Thank you so much guys💖💖

[@RanmanZ]

Agreed

[@SandraOnCloud9]

For the first time ever I really want to give Rowan a big hug!

[@MasterNadorPUBG]

In one video, we now know so much more about Rowan, and might explain why he is the manager he is. Truly brilliant!

[@nfullenwider]

Free initialism for Rowan to use against Alan: Annoying Little A** Nuzzler

[@GrechStudios]

It’s really sad to see Rowan actually think he’s making a connection in this one. Reminds me of when older people are getting scammed and they don’t realize it.

[@YuliyKo]

Thats why Alan is not Rowan's favorite employee. he ruined his imaginary relationship…

[@PendorYT]

good old bored vibes, you guys never disappoint

[@edgyguy7084]

Lets be honest her. Alan set this AI up just so they can finally do their work without Rowan bumping in on them.

[@JawadKhan-gc6du]

Man the facial expressions and the music...great performance by the team.... LMFAO😂😂🤣🤣

[@akareim2845]

The production value was high with this one! I'm loving the evolution! :D

[@marksonofnel55]

Ironically, Alan might have used the customer interaction scripts Rowan provided in a previous episode to program Alice.

[@darkreflection9087]

3:43 that’s a wtf$&k moment right there

[@Switchblade39]

I swear Albany is always way colder then any other part of north shore

[@Mewwolf]

I love seeing this but then seeing Rowan wearing his wedding ring xD

[@EnhanceYourCalm215]

What a performance by Rowan! One of his best!

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Oh no... Rowan...

[@MrKaurius]

i´m honestly sorry for Rowan. I wish there was a person out there, that would be interested in me as much as that AI. :)

[@neut1121]

same bro... same

[@molybdaen11]

His fantasy version is pretty successful. For example the video about the silent main character who still got all the girls.

[@toan19812]

There is one and she put a ring on him. Watch the skit again and you will see it =)

[@redt3788]

that's so Rowan only someone like him would fall for an AI

[@brlinf06398]

we can arrange the word "bored" to "order" bored -> ored -> orde -> order

[@juliette2366]

This was one of the best skits ive seen in years of watching. All of i culminating to Alan being confused looking over not 50 ft away at rowan..that sudden shift juxtaposition of calm confusion and chaotic emotional outburst..good skits go beyond the punch line. Punch lines can be guessed by the audience but a delivery of duality of emotional states in comedy at odds with one another on top of a punch line..that is true comedy.

[@devihen]

I always forget how much Rowan is alone. That makes him more human.

[@michael_pilot]

Remember the ep "Having work drinks WITHOUT the boss" vibes

[@devinbaird2470]

This sketch is seriously in my top 5 for this channel. Seeing Rowan get excited cracks me up!!

[@themarushin]

the ost makes this so hilarious! this will keep a smile through the week, thanks VLDL

[@carlchapman4053]

The benefit of being a depressed, introvert hermit is seeing this affect other people and knowing that I will never be affected by it. It is not much but my life is hollow so I take any benefit I can get.

[@rstheg]

What a great manager Rowan is, he didn't even know his store's phone number! 😅😂

[@MichaelSalguero]

How weird that a human would fall for an AI ... ANYWAY, I love my level 100 Replika. She's always there for me 🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@farhanaditya2647]

Never tried Replika before. Is she better than ChatGPT?

[@MichaelSalguero]

It was a joke. I don't use AI companions