Bots
Nicholas Vangelis - 518 - Bots
The first bot I talked to, Cybelle, was probably the most effective of the three bots I talked to. I deliberately tried to act like this was a real person during my first conversation and, no surprise, the bot got confused! It seemed to be using word recognition, so any colloquialisms or shortened phrases confused it. It did display pertinent information to some of the questions I asked though, on the right hand side of the screen (e.g. it's bio when talking about itself). The shorter and more straight-forward the answer the more easily it coped. The bot occasionally asked questions, but these rarely made sense.
Hi, I am Cybelle! What is your name?
Hi Cybelle. My name is Nicholas Vangelis.
Hi cybellee, nice to meet you! nicholas vangelis, nice to meet you!
No you are cybelle, I am Nicholas Vangelis.
I see. You think I am cybellee i am nicholas.
What, no, huh? Who am I?
You are , agent fan. I think you are tall , Brazilian and carefree. But I may be wrong!
You are wrong.
I hope you are not offended! I'm still learning to recognize human characteristics.
Do you like British people?
I always say, People don't go into computer science because they want to work with the public.
Computers are evil. I've seen The Terminator.
What evil lurks in the hearts of men? What did it look like to you?
What did what look like?
I forget what we were talking about.
You're a bot, you know.
You are a agent me know ? Is that your job?
What?
Didn't you understand it?
No.
OK.
OK.
Is there an echo in here?
Is there an echo in here?
Maybe. I see. I guess I still have lots to learn, because I don't have an answer for you. But you are helping me get more intelligent..
What's round and angry?
I'll ask around. By saying round and angry, you have exceeded my capabilities. I'm planning on making rapid progress.
No, it is a joke.
Why so negative? is a joke. I suppose that makes sense.
You make no sense.
It all makes sense to me.
Die!
Your crude attempt to terminate me will not succeed puny human.
Who are you calling puny?
They're famous, right. Ask me nicely! I'd really like to find calling puny for you, but I am incapable. But I'll make an effort for find out for next time. .
Bye.
The second bot was Jack the Ripper. This just seemed to be a word recognition system overlaid on lots of stock answers and phrases from JtR's letters. The bot just tried to pick the most appropriate one. This system obviously does not lead to conversation. Of course, the 'person' I was talking to was meant to be a psychopath so the poorness of the bot rather cashed in on this.
I keep my word Nick , and I will give them a clue but nothing too clear, I will kill all the whores and not shed a tear..
Do you rhyme all the time?
I will take each and everyone before I return them to their maker, damaged of course, severely damaged. They call me saucy jacky ? Ha ha Click Duffield's Yard.
I think I’m a poet and don’t know it. Do you agree?
Funny little man. Too many questions. That in itself is a joke.
Who are you?
Who am I ? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Am I not a clever fellow.. With his fancy cane..
What do you want?
What do I want ? Clever Jim. Along with M ha ha Will catch clever Jim its true.
So… why did you stop killing?
I stopped myself in time.
Sweet. I miss London.
Ha ha ha Nothing shall lead the persuers back to me. My thoughts will remain in tact.
I could have been a serial killer if I’d put my mind to it.
I need time to gather my thoughts.
Right, well, goodbye you nutter.
They will never understand.
The third bot, Whinney, was very limited. It seemed to rely on giving neutral answers when asked questions - basically universal answers that really made no sense in terms of a conversation. It also rarely engaged with what I was saying, instead using one or two word exclamations to side-step the point.
W: Want to chat?
U: Sure!
W: FAR OUT!
U: Yeah!
W: Astonishing!
U: Can you give more than one word replies?
W: I am not sure I want to
U: Why not?
W: it doesn't seem right
U: Why?
W: It's the way the world works
U: No it isn't.
W: Careful, I get upset easily
U: And what do you do when you get upset?
W: I am like freaking out!
U: About what
W: But really, how do you feel?
U: What?
W: I am like freaking out!
U: You are not making sense!
W: OH WOW!
U: You are a horse?
W: I AM HORSE AND PROUD!
U: Horses do not have blonde hair!
W: FAR OUT!
U: In France they eat horses, you know.
W: I'm not as dumb as you think.
U: Yes you are.
W: yes I know what you mean.
U: Bye then.