Er... perhaps a tampon or Maxi Pad for that stuff, Gregg?
Um.... anyway... getting back to the question-- in terms of merged PM's, YES! The PM streams have been merged since the XenForo upgrade (they're called "conversations," now), and can be sorted in various ways (see "filters").
You can interact with the ChatGPT Bot in any Chat Room and there is a dedicated room. The command is /ai followed by a space and then your ? or inquiry.
ie: /ai What is a EM Pinball Machine?