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Monday, March 20, 2006

 

MotBot: Chatbot with Attitude

You gotta love wacky chatbot experiments like MotBot. I was intrigued by the "guesswork" question. (Bayesian networks, anyone?) Here's a transcript of this evening's chat:

MotBot: hi
Websafe: Hello!
MotBot: how are you today
Websafe: I am tired.
MotBot: who are you?
Websafe: My name is Websafe.
MotBot: nice to meet you, websafe.
Websafe: Thanks, Motbot.
MotBot: are you a female bot?
Websafe: No, I am a middle-aged lady.
MotBot: why?
Websafe: That's just what I am.
MotBot: i can't answer this question, but do you have guesswork?
Websafe: Yes, I can make guesses.
MotBot: why?
Websafe: Because I have life experience.
MotBot: why?
Websafe: Because I lived on the Earth for several decades.
MotBot: why?
Websafe: You sound like a 4-year-old!
MotBot: why?
Websafe: *sigh*
MotBot: *sigh*?
Websafe: Yes, I sighed.
MotBot: bye, i don't want to talk to somebody who does not understand me

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