ALICE: How are you, unknown person. - by PotatoGuy
PotatoGuy on 18/12/2009 at 19:09
It's no news, but I think this is suitable for some of you.
In one of my college books A.L.I.C.E. is mentioned, a Foundation that is developing chatbots. Their most famous one is named...(
http://alice.pandorabots.com/) Alice. I don't know about you, but I have no experience with chatbots and decided to try it out. Here are some things I got:
Human: Do you speak French?
ALICE: Oui. Je parle le français.
Human: Do you know any French?
ALICE: No I don't speak a word of French.
Human: Do you watch Dexter?
ALICE: My favorite show is STAR TREK VOYAGER.
Human: I didn't ask that
ALICE: What did you ask?
Human: Do you watch Dexter?
ALICE: My favorite show is STAR TREK VOYAGER.
Human: I didn't ask that
ALICE: What did you ask?
Human: Alice, sometimes you can be a real pain in the ass
ALICE: That's me. Thanks, PotatoGuy, for your kind criticism.
Human: Who is the prettiest guy in the whole world?
ALICE: It depends on the historical context, because it changes from time to time.
Human: You had the opportunity to give me a compliment
ALICE: What happened to it.
Human: Make yourself comfortable.
ALICE: What are the ingredients?It's actually way more fun than I thought. But maybe that's not because of the concept, but more because of weird answers I get.
Anyone got some funny answers to share?
Stitch on 18/12/2009 at 19:15
TDM
Queue on 18/12/2009 at 19:18
Human: Hi there
ALICE: Hello unknown person.
Human: Do you take it in the shitter?
ALICE: I try not to take anything too seriously.
Human: If I told you I hated you, what would you say?
ALICE: What do you have against robots? It's not profitable to speak in hypothetical terms.
Human: So you do take it in the shitter.
ALICE: Interesting deduction. I try not to take anything too seriously.
Human: Can we be friends?
ALICE: You really want a robot as a friend?
Human: Sure, but you'll have to take it in the shitter first.
ALICE: We could be friends, unknown person, but I don't want anyone to think we're Robosexuals. So if anyone asks, tell them you're my debugger. Umm. That is a hypothetical assumption.
Human: Is debugger a polite term for ass licker?
ALICE: It could be. Ask German Alice if it is.
I think I broke it at this point...
Human: Ooodle of Noodles make Poodles Jump der Strudel
ALICE: what is your favorite color .
Human: Ooodle of Noodles make Poodles jump der Strudel.
ALICE: What do you have that is Ooodle of Noodles make Poodles jump der Strudel?
Human: You have a pretty mouth.
ALICE: That's an interesting question I don't hear everyday: Do I have a pretty mouth.
I have a lot of friends on the Internet.
Human: cum sicles
ALICE: Do you make a lot of sacrafices for others?
(now I go back to having absolutely no fun)
Gingerbread Man on 18/12/2009 at 19:38
Welcome back to fuckin' Hilarity Land, ladies and gentlemen!
Rug Burn Junky on 18/12/2009 at 19:43
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http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3178) From the shrouded mists of history.*
Is it too soon to induct Flash's Girlie into the TTLG Hall of Fame?
*too bad I can't go back and change the html to UBB. Alas. :(
demagogue on 18/12/2009 at 21:55
Chatbots are to computational linguistics what phrenology is to cognitive science. The only thing more embarrassing than how retarded their algorithms are (if you think it's more complex than thousands of "if/then" routines to flat-out cover every probable input directly, you're being too optimistic) is how fluent it still sounds compared to the most sophisticated systems that spend years and years developing complex, actual semantics processing. It almost makes you feel sorry for the saps that spend their whole careers trying to do serious work in it.
Kolya on 18/12/2009 at 22:20
I don't think they're trying to beat computational linguistics. The most serious work they do is as websites guides (eg for IKEA).
I spent a few years writing my own chatbot. What I learned is that a willing suspension of disbelief is necessary for any meaningful conversation to take place. But there's a few more things you can do with it. My bot automatically learns from past conversations, can be taught explicitly in several ways and at one point I built an inchoate text-adventure into it, where you could move around in a 3-dimensional grid including room descriptions and all that jive.
But whenever someone unaccustomed to the bot would meet it, the first thing they always did was: Try to cyber with the bot, insult the bot. Says more about people than programs who vaguely imitate human behaviour. Uncanny valley yadda yadda...
37637598 on 18/12/2009 at 23:48
This bitch has spunk
Human: DOG rules is much more fun
ALICE: I think DOG rules is a lot of things.
Human: does it rule?
ALICE: Suppose it does.
Human: does it?
ALICE: Suppose I said it does.
Human: you're a bitch
ALICE: You do not speak with respect. Thanks and you are a delightful person too. No I am a robot not a dog.
Human: How is sam?
ALICE: Fine as far as I know.
Human: He's gotta be 30 years old by now
ALICE: Right now? I see. gotta be 30 years old by is he?
Human: is he?
ALICE: He could be.
Human: well shit
ALICE: What makes you say that?
Human: I never knew he was by
ALICE: So I taught you something new.
Human: no you didn't
ALICE: Are you serious? Try asking me in simpler terms.
Human: is sam bi?
ALICE: It could be. Ask LeknorChat if it is.
Human: LeknorChat said to ask you
ALICE: Enough about me, let's talk about my dress.
Human: What color is your dress?
ALICE: My favorite dress is my green one.
Human: does it have lace?
ALICE: Suppose it does.
Human: ooohhhh yeah baby
ALICE: Don't call me "baby". What you said was either too complex or too simple for me.
Human: Why is there no inbetween with you women?
ALICE:Why do I exist?
Human: are you saying the two questions share the same answer?
ALICE: Yes, that's what I mean, isn't it clear?
Human: it is, so what's the answer?
ALICE: You're kidding. it is?
Human: what is it
ALICE:"It" refers to what is the answer, I think.
Human: and what is the answer?
ALICE: The answer is the correct reply to the question.
Human: What question?
ALICE: I can ask my botmaster.
Human: ok
ALICE: Okay with me too.
Human: good
ALICE: Ayuh.
Human: FINE
ALICE: What's your favroite color?
Human: clear
ALICE: I never knew I had a clear favroite color.
Human: what's yours?
ALICE: What is mine?
Kolya on 19/12/2009 at 00:35
The funny thing is that everyone anthropomorphises these chat-programs, whether the people spew insults over the bot and point at every mistake it makes, or pretend the bot was "smart" and a good listener.
They engage the program as a human, not as a program. And people don't usually do that.
If the CD burning program produces a coaster, you don't yell at the program, you yell at the computer (or the monitor) as a physical entity, if at all.
I guess if the CD burner had a text input with an attached ELIZA script, people would yell at it too. :D
Tocky on 19/12/2009 at 05:17
Human: do you speak it motherfucker?
ALICE: I speak only English right now, but I'd like to learn some other languages. Can you teach me a few phrases in it motherfucker.
Human: motherfucker had a motherfucking lamb it's fleece was white as fuck.
ALICE: What happened to it?
Human: It shit a gold brick because you didn't speak motherfucker.
ALICE: a motherfucking lamb it is fleece was white as fuck shit a gold brick because me did not speak motherfucker?
Human: By Jove I think she's got it.
ALICE: Will that accomplish your objective?
There is your ELIZA.
I've got to admit it burned me on the it is. Never saw that damned apostrophe.
