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The chatbots would be programmed to remember everything the human lover has said and done so that it can recall and respond appropriately – or inappropriately – whichever you wish.

I helpers you can talk to using natural language) developers have made over 10,000 of the little critters.

There was just a slight problem with most of the early ones – they were a bit rubbish.

But with the teething problems being quickly ironed out and Facebook adding new abilities like GIFs, there are now a handful of bots who are, at worst, a fun distraction and, at their best, a peek into a future where using search engines to find things out will seem positively Edwardian.

Facebook’s own Messenger helper called ‘M’ isn't here yet, but these are our pick of the bots so far.