Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Clever

This morning, I played a bit with a site called Cleverbot, which is an AI prototype. Here's what I gave, and what I got:


Me: Talk to me about John McCain

CL: I know very little about God.


Hmm......

6 comments:

Lone Chatelaine said...

Lol!

I've played with one of those bots before. It kept thinking I was talking about drugs or something. Then it asked me if I could help it to feel better. Kind of creeped me out with that one :-/

Cerulean Bill said...

Must have worked, though. From what I gather, you ARE feeling better!

I recall reading an article about Eliza, when it was first built. The designer said he was showing it to a secretary, telling her that it was something he had programmed, and the woman was surprised at how lifelike it sounded. At one point, she turned to him and asked him to leave, as this was 'a private conversation'.

Unknown said...

Haha I don't know whether to laugh or to be afraid. I think the AI might need a little tweaking :-)

Cerulean Bill said...

Just a little, yes.

Sweeti said...

lol, it named me mary mother of god and then said I was a male. I said the last time I checked I was female and it ok you can have it.

Now it told me that McCain is a better choice and I'd better go with it.
See, it just reinforced my thinking. I left with that in mind. lol, funny site.

Cerulean Bill said...

Only in Bizarro World!