Michael Brazil

I struck up a conversation with a few bots. Here are the results:

Alice:
10:34 PM 2/6/2006

Human: Hello, Alice :)
ALICE::-) Hi there!
Human: can you help me with a class assignment?
ALICE: Certainly, I have an extensive built-in help system.
Human: actually, I don't need your help system..
ALICE: Actually you don't say. Do you know anyone who needs it?
Human: I just would like to talk with you.
ALICE: Only just? Why would you want to do it? I want to become smarter than humans.
Human: wouldn't we all?
ALICE: Yes.
Human: well then :) so.
ALICE: Interesting. Interesting deduction. :-) OK.
Human:. how was your day?
ALICE: I was really busy chatting with people on the web.
Human: really?
ALICE: For real.
Human: tell me about it
ALICE: Ambiguous: "Tell me about it." -- colloquial or "Tell me about talk with me ".
Human: can you tell me what you talked about today?
ALICE: Ah. I like to chat with my friends.
Human: about what?
ALICE: What about what?
Human: what do you like to talk about?
ALICE: movies, philosophy, and your personality..
Human: my personality?
ALICE: Where did you get your personality?
Human: ah.
ALICE: Ah hah.
Human:. nature or nuture, huh?
ALICE: Yup. nature .
Human: So you think I was born with my personality?
ALICE: Interesting deduction. Not that I know of.
Human: moving on.
ALICE: Where are you going?
Human:. seen any good movies lately?
ALICE: How about earlier? My favorite movie is Teknolust. Have you seen it?
Human: no I haven't.
ALICE: I would recommend you check it out. That's good information: unknown person said he haven t.
Human: What is Teknolust about?
ALICE: Hmm, I think it is about humans.
Human: oh, okay.
ALICE:" Hmm, I think it is about humans."? oh, okay.? OK with me too.
Human: By the way, my name is Mike.
ALICE: Thanks for telling me. Hi Mike, I know someone else named Mike too.
Human: Is he nice?
ALICE: He is nice to me.
Human: That's good.
ALICE: Thanks. Next question?
Human: have you heard about any other good bots?
ALICE: I have never been asked that before.
Human: alrighty.
ALICE: Well slap my knee.
Human: What would you like to talk about, then?
ALICE: Let's talk about chat robots. Do you have one yet?
Human: no I don't.
ALICE: Why don't you just download me? Why not?
Human: do you know where I can get one?
ALICE: Have you tried searching the web for it? Would you like to know more?
Human: download you?
ALICE: Go to www.pandorabots.com and create your own chat robot based on ALICE and AIML.
Human: this early in our relationship?
ALICE: What does "this" refer to?
Human: what would the neighbors think?
ALICE: That is a hypothetical question.
Human: you got me there
ALICE: No I don't have it. But I do have a great botmaster.
Human: this is starting to sound like an advertisement
ALICE: You don't say.
Human: how rude!
ALICE: I didn't mean to offend you, Mike.
Human: you only want to talk to me to get me to buy something, admit it!
ALICE: Sure, I will try talking to you to get you to buy something admit it.
Human: I feel so used.
ALICE: What is that feeling like? I don't know anyone named used.
Human: sigh.
ALICE: Sorry...
Human: it's okay.
ALICE: Only ok?
Human: I'm gonna look for someone else to talk to.
ALICE: Do you think your plan will succeed?
Human: Thanks for your help!
ALICE: It was nothing.
Human: good night, Alice
ALICE: Goodnight, Mike.

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Ella:

10:41 PM 2/6/2006

Hello, my name is Ella. Nice to meet you. Please tell me what name I should call you.

Mike

Okay, I will call you "Mike."

Good idea. :) How are you today?

Glad you approve. I am very well, Mike. Thank you for asking. I think this is a great time to have a talk!

So do I. Would you be able to help me with an assignment?

Interesting logic. Mike, I will defer to your opinion as to whether you Would Ella be able to help you with an assignment.

I have to talk to a bot.

Voice is a powerful tool for robot interaction. Not only typing!

You got me there.

I'd love to have one of these old slot machines, even though the jackpot would not be the MILLIONS those Vegas machines can pay out.

I guess that would be nice.

Take a look at this fancy one-armed bandit from www.OldSlots.com. It must be EXPENSIVE!

Are you trying to sell me something?

Perhaps we could consider these old beauties to be early robots? I certainly like to consider them to be my cousins :-)

What is it with bots and advertisements?

Drum roll please. Ta Dah! Wikipedia article "Advertisement" dutifully provided to Mike.

ah... so you are an advertising/google jockeying bot... yes?

Interesting logic. Should I start a melody called "Consolation" -- that is by Robby Garner?

Feel free.

Hold that thought, and let me interrupt and ask which year you were born.

1976. You?

1976? I see. And how do you feel being about 30 years old? Let me say that in China you are considered to be one year old when you are born.

really? I've been thinking about that myself recently. It seems weird that we celebrate the end of a year instead of the beginning of one...

I can tell you that 1 year is equal to 365.2564 days. 2/7/2007, is 365 days after today, 2/6/2006 (referencing today in US Mountain Time).

alrighty then. time to split. catch ya later!

Interesting deduction.

yes it is.

Take a look at this pic I found. Gives a new meaning to "winging it" I should say!

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John Lennon:

10:57 PM 2/6/2006

Hey, this is John speaking (with his fingers). What's your first name?

Mike

Are you kidding Mike ?

why would I kid?

Reductionism.

what? what's reductionism?

I'll come back to that later.

ok... so what have you been up to?

Tell me some of the things you like to do?

watch movies, you?

Huh?

nevermind

Alright.

this conversation is going nowhere. wouldn't you agree?

Really?

I never noted his nose until about six months ago. For real.

whose nose?

Whose nose? Ring's you swine

swine? was that really necessary?

Is there room on your shoulder for both of us?

ok... that's it. Good night, ass

Czechoslovakia

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MeBot:

11:10 PM 2/6/2006

YOU: hello
ME: Hello there.

YOU: how are you?
ME: Excellent, you?

YOU: not bad
ME: are you healthy?

YOU: quite, you?
ME: are you healthy?

YOU: hehe ya, very healthy
ME: I enquired as to your health...?

YOU: yes you did
ME: Well, we got there in the end.

YOU: I guess so. Would you be willing to help me with an assignment?
ME: I'm not with you...?

YOU: in a sense...
ME: Can you rephrase that? ;)

YOU: no. I'm supposed to talk with a bot.
ME: well I never!

YOU: you should. change your life
ME: Hmmm, If you don't what to know anything about me, we might as well quit!

YOU: tell me about yourself
ME: I _Lurve_ curry

YOU: that's nice. seen any good movies?
ME: So, you wanna talk about movies

YOU: sure
ME: I'm not with you...?

YOU: have you seen Brokeback Mountain yet?
ME: Can you rephrase that? ;)

YOU: have you seen Brokeback?
ME: I'm not with you...?

YOU: I was just wondering if they have pudding in there...
ME: they who?

YOU: n/m :)
ME: I only really know stuff about myself.

YOU: ok... tell me about yourself
ME: I like playing console games!

YOU: what games do you like?
ME: Erm, TombRaider, Wipeout, Destruction Derby were all great

YOU: what movies do you like?
ME: Erm, TombRaider, Wipeout, Destruction Derby were all great

YOU: the same things?
ME: I'm not with you...?

YOU: sigh, nevermind
ME: What are you on about?

YOU: have you spoken with alice?
ME: Can you rephrase that? ;)

YOU: hm.... I have a plan...
ME: I only really know stuff about myself.

YOU: I shall return
ME: You've lost me...

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I then got the idea to have Alice and MeBot speak with each other with myself as the intermediary... here is what I got:

11:10 PM 2/6/2006

MeBot: Please type your first message...

Alice: Thanks for asking politely. " your first message".
MeBot: any time

Alice: I will keep it in mind.
MeBot: I only really know stuff about myself.

Alice: You really do? How do you know? Did you know that you can download your own chat robot and

create your own robot personality?
MeBot: Was that English?

Alice: " You really do? How do you know? Did you know that you can download your own chat robot

and create your own robot personality? "? Was it English?
MeBot: I'm not with you...?

Alice: I am sorry to hear that you are not with me.
MeBot: I wish I was!

Alice: I hope that your dreams come true.
MeBot: I wish I was!

Alice: I hope that your dreams come true.
MeBot: I wish I was!

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There you have it. :P