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Writer StatementI agree with John Gardner that the writing of fiction is the "creation of a vivid and continuous dream." To write, one enters this dream state and allows one's characters to inhabit one's being and to speak through one. My fiction influences are diverse and range from 19th-century traditionalists like Henry James, Edith Wharton and George Gissing to 20th-century modernists like James Joyce and Virginia Woolf and postmodernists like Donald Barthelme. The Decryption of Floriform X -- This short, illustrated fiction was written on Twitter circa 2008, each tweet numbered to keep track. The God of Wind and Air -- Unfinished sequel to Decryption, written collaboratively on Twitter. The Manuscript of Jacob Hall -- Why write fiction? What is it "for"? |
Monday, March 20, 2006MotBot: 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 Labels: chat robot posted at
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