2. The method of claim 1 wherein said autonomously updating a statement-response database further comprises: automatically downloading, from an online publication formatted to be in human readable form, content that matches at least one search criteria; converting said downloaded content into at least one entry suitable for use in said statement-response database; and, storing said at least one entry in said statement-response database.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said autonomously updating a statement-response database further comprises: automatically downloading, from an online publication formatted to be in human readable form, content that matches at least one search criteria; converting said downloaded content into at least one entry suitable for use in said statement-response database; and, storing said at least one entry in said statement-response database. 9. The method of claim 2 wherein said conversation strategy comprises: scoring said query by assessing the level of language use in said query input to provide a metric of query sophistication; generating at least two candidate responses appropriate to said query; scoring said at least two candidate responses by assessing the level of language use in said candidate responses to provide a metric of response sophistication for each candidate response; choosing said candidate response having said metric of response sophistication that most closely matches said metric of query sophistication.