Why does a chatbot asked 'Can you tell me the time?' respond with the current time, rather than simply answering 'yes'?

💡 Explanation

The chatbot uses pragmatic inference because it interprets the user's question as a request for information, rather than a literal yes/no query. Therefore, it provides the time, rather than a simple affirmation, demonstrating Grice's maxims of cooperative communication.

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