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Meet ChatTJB, the “AI” chatbot with no AI, no algorithm and no LLM. It’s just one guy and 10,000 volunteers typing back

Fortune•Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 07:00 AM•2 min read

There's no AI behind ChatTJB, just a former Google employee and soon, more than 10,000 volunteers answering strangers' questions in his place.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/12/chattjb-ai-chatbot-one-man-answering-volunteers-average-individual/)

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