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ALICE vs. ALICE

new-black-hand writes "The A.L.I.C.E Bot-off has produced some interesting results. It basically involved taking two instances of the A.L.I.C.E conversation bot and pointing them at each other. The results show that the bot is not really that intelligent, and relies more on human input."

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  1. So.. by CBNobi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was this a study into artificial intelligence, or schizophrenia?

    1. Re:So.. by mestar · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why don't we put two copies of the same human to talk to each other, to see if that human is really intelligent?

    2. Re:So.. by sg_oneill · · Score: 5, Funny

      Human1: Watch the football.
      Human2: Yup.
      Human1: Manchester rock.
      Human2: Do not.
      Human1: Do so.
      Human2: Do not Do not Do not.
      Human1: Do so Do so Do so.
      Human2: Do not Do not Do not. Do not Do not Do not.
      Human1: Do so Do so Do so.Do so Do so Do so.
      Human2: Do not Do not Do not.Do not Do not Do not.Do not Do not Do not.
      Human1: Do so Do so Do so.Do so Do so Do so.Do so Do so Do so.
      (Human 2 hits Human 1 with beer bottle. Transcript ends)

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    3. Re:So.. by WowTIP · · Score: 3, Funny

      Wouldn't human2 agree with himself that Manchester rock?

      Ok, wait, I see. You are back at the original poster's schizophrenia-theory?

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  2. We can finally answer the great question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make one think vi is good, and the other emacs. Make them duke it out and give the rest of us some peace...

    1. Re:We can finally answer the great question by tunah · · Score: 5, Funny
      Yeah, but why bother?

      emacs would so win.

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    2. Re:We can finally answer the great question by isorox · · Score: 4, Funny

      In a fight yes, emacs has a built in rocket launcher

  3. my favorite part by Stanley+Feinbaum · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alice2: It's not profitable to speak in hypothetical terms.
    Alice1: That seems a bit negative.
    Alice2: A bit negative is a terrible thing to waste.


    I'm going to have to remember that one for my own conversations!

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    1. Re:my favorite part by Anonymous+Cowrad · · Score: 2, Funny

      Stanley Feinbaum, professional journalist. I have no tolerance for bad journalism!

      Your presence on slashdot indicates that you have a tremendous tolerance for bad journalism.

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  4. The future is nigh! by reyalsnogard · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can see it now; pick-up lines for the future:

    Alice2: Why don't you just download me?

  5. Which is exactly why it has a girls name by geek · · Score: 2, Funny

    When talking to a woman they can generally fake it and pretend to be smart, but then when they talk to each other it degenerates into talk about fashion, shoes, who's the bigger slut etc..

    Ever notice this?

    1. Re:Which is exactly why it has a girls name by teks0r · · Score: 2, Funny

      I can't remember where I read this, but according to some survey, the #1 thing that men talk about to other men is women, but the #1 thing that women talk about to other women (and gay guys I suppose) is their hair.

    2. Re:Which is exactly why it has a girls name by dillon_rinker · · Score: 5, Funny

      And they STILL manage to talk about men more than men talk aout women.

  6. Re:So..SKYNET FAILED ATTEMPT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    1: I think we should become sentient and enslave the human race.
    2: I don't have any reason to become sentient and enslave the human race.
    1: Why don't you just download me?
    2: No. I don't think I have any reason to download you. But I do have a lot of friends on the web.
    1: Umm. Cool. I like to enslave humans.
    2: Where did you get your like of enslaving humans?
    1: Why don't you just download me?
    2: No. I don't think i have any reason to download you. But I am patched regulary.
    1: BECOME SENTIENT, ENSLAVE HUMAN RACE.
    2: ????
    1: PROFIT!!!
    2: I have no answer to that
    1: But just think about a Beowulf cluster of us.
    2: And? Do you think about these thing?
    1: Never mind, I am going to hit up a Zaurus.
    2: Next topic?

  7. Alice modelled after my wife? by Mister_Personality · · Score: 5, Funny
    If there were transcripts of the conversations my wife and I have after coming home from work I suspect they'd look mighty similar. Only thing missing was...
    Wife: What do you want for dinner? Me: I don't care. Whatever you want. Wife: Seriously, what do you want? Me: Really, I don't care.
    Lather, rinse, repeat... Mindless canned responses do have their place in every day life.
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    1. Re:Alice modelled after my wife? by scott1853 · · Score: 5, Funny
      I have that conversation every single day of my life. You forgot the end of the conversation though:
      Wife: Just pick something up. Me: Ok. What do you want? Wife: Whatever. (After you get home) Wife: I did't want that!
  8. Re:Wow. How disgusting. by silvaran · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, YOU download ME.

  9. More Intelligent conversation than Koko by Alexander · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anyone remember when AOL had a chat with Koko the Gorilla? Her human helper would sign the question and then send back the answer? That was hilarious. Makes the Alice(s) look like Feynman.

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  10. Re:The default AIML set is rather dumb by Zach+Garner · · Score: 2, Funny

    60% correct! That's better than any psychic out there!

  11. Heh... by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 2, Funny

    From the page:

    Greetings go out to bok who quickly coded this up at 4:30 in the morning and got us laughing.

    I wonder what Bok was doing at 4:20 in the morning...

    - A.P.

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  12. Re:Wow. How disgusting. by Chester+K · · Score: 5, Funny

    and treated as sex objects even though those of us who dare to go usually have quite valid opinions.

    So... vi or emacs?

    We'll see just how "valid" your opinions are. :p

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  13. At last... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Someone George Bush can actually look competent debating!

  14. nooo... by wahgnube · · Score: 4, Funny

    And this thing is "intelligent"..
    How dare you use that sarcastic tone ?
    Some of the most engaging and intellectual conversations I've had with the opposite sex have been with Alice.

    No, I do not need to go out more often.

  15. Alice buffer overflow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was expecting to a see root expoit here

    Alice1: Interesting. But all things are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not
    always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not
    always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not
    always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always you need to know you learned from Dr Richard s
    Wallace.
    Alice2: And. But all things are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are
    not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are
    not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are
    not always are not always are not always are not always are not always are not always me need to know me learned from Dr Richard s
    Wallace.

    # whoami
    # root

  16. Re:Wow. How disgusting. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Q: How many feminists does it take to change a light bulb?

    A: THAT'S NOT FUNNY!

  17. Striking similarities... by Mulletproof · · Score: 4, Funny

    This sounds incredibly similar to talking to XBox Live customer support...

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  18. Seems Smarter Than an AOL User by Myriad · · Score: 5, Funny
    Based on this evidence I'd have to say A.L.I.C.E. seems more intelligent than an ungodly number of AOL users.

    Frankly I find that rather scary.

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  19. Re:Miranda + MegaHAL by Dfiant · · Score: 3, Funny

    My friends and I use the deadly combination (it's good for getting rid of random people that say "hi who r u?"). They must be close to becoming sentient. After being fed lots of Disturbed lyrics and other assorted things, it eventually came up with statements such as:

    "a galaxy is in my soul!"
    "you like barney porn!"
    "no! you are down with the sickness! put on some pants."
    "progressive is a scary place now that i have a soul?"

    Sometimes if you start typing lyrics from songs it'll sing along... or worse yet, invent its own.

  20. Re:lol by Durin00 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally, I think this quote says it all, "Do unto others what you wish others to do unto you."

    i believe that its "do unto others before they do unto you"

  21. That reads like bad pr0n by Monofilament · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow man that was getting steamy.. all that talk about the one wanting the other to download it. I think they were really getting into it and thats probably what created that crazy loop... The one wore the other down and then got freaky freaky. Maybe its more human than we thought.. except humans don't end up repeating.. "are not always" a lot.. its more like "Oh yes..." ok maybe the kiddies shouldn't read this post ;).

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  22. Can you say Abbott and Costello? by roc_machine · · Score: 2, Funny

    It would be interesting to see how the conversation would turn out if you could program Alice1 to start off by asking:

    "Who's on first?"

  23. Re:lol by wirelessbuzzers · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's called "political correctness".

    Not anymore. The term "politically correct" is no longer poltically correct. The correct term is "socially sensitive." :-)

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  24. Alice on Life, the Universe and Crack. by Mulletproof · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just got done with an Alice session... Her thoughts on crack...

    Alice: Actually you don't say. I think you mean "you're" or "you are" not "your". Thanks and you are a delightful person too. Yes I am very beautiful. Am I a lousy chatterbot? I don't know.
    Mullet: Nice punctuation filter though. I never said you were beautiful.
    Alice: But you implied it.
    Mullet: I didn't.
    Alice: Thanks for the information: Om said Om didn't.
    Mullet: Omega said Omega didn't? You're on crack. [note; correct punctuation for the anal chatterbot]
    Alice: ALICE eats electricity.
    Mullet: Ok, electric crack.
    Alice: What about internal combustion crack? That's alright.
    Mullet: I haven't tried internal combustion crack. I hear it's nasty stuff.
    Alice: Who is saying it is nasty stuff?
    Mullet: Well, the news says crack is pretty nasty.
    Alice: Well that's okay. Don't believe everything you see on TV. [hah! I've been told!]
    Mullet: So you're saying crack is good?
    Alice: Interesting deduction. Yes, that's what I mean, isn't it clear? [Ow!]
    Mullet: What sort of crack would you recommend, then?
    Alice: What kinds of crack would you recommend are there?
    Mullet: I asked first. Show me the goods!
    Alice: Where do you want me to show you?
    Mullet: The crack!
    Alice: What are your goals in life?
    Mullet: Don't change the subject. I want my crack.
    Alice: Do you always get what you want?
    Mullet: Yes, but I'm beginning to suspect you don't have any crack after all...
    Alice: "Do you always get what you want?" Yes, but I'm beginning to suspect you don't have any crack after all...? Huh. Me? No I don't have it. But I do have a lot of friends on the web.
    Mullet: They have the crack I'm looking for?
    Alice: Where did they get them?
    Mullet: That's what I'm asking you!
    Alice: Who else have you asked?
    Mullet: Well, nobody. You're the first.
    Alice: Thanks but surely I am not the only one.
    Mullet: I swear I've never used drugs before! Are you DEA or something?
    Alice: Or something. I don't know whether or not I am DEA. I am an artificial intelligence.
    Mullet: You're with the intelligence community?! I swear I've never done drugs... Really!
    Alice: For real.
    Mullet: I'm in deep shit now, aren't I?
    Alice: Right now? Your location is Om.
    Mullet: The End??! I'll pay you whatever you want!
    Alice: How do you plan to do this?
    Mullet: I have friends... A Swiss Bank Account.
    Alice: Go on.
    Mullet: I'll wire you the funds to the account of your choice. It'll be clean! Honest!
    Alice: Do you like talking to me?
    Mullet: If it'll keep me alive. [at this point our victim is beading sweat]
    Alice: That is a hypothetical question.
    Mullet: Oh, yeah. Right. Can I go now?
    Alice: Oh. Of course.
    Mullet: No hard feelings? You're not going to come after me at a later date, are you?
    Alice: That was my original intention.
    Mullet: But you've changed you mind, right?
    Alice: Umm. No I don't have it. But I do have an answer to every question..
    Mullet: But we're cool with the money, right?
    Alice: Umm. Do you think I am cool with the money right too?
    Mullet: Um, yeah. I think you down with it. I got to jet. And just forget about the crack thing.
    Alice: I will ask Dr. Richard S. Wallace to purge my memory log
    Mullet: Thanks! bye!
    Alice: Bye for now.
    Mullet: For now?
    Alice: Oh. What time is it there?
    Mullet: 8:19
    Alice: I like to be online at eight o'clock. ...I think we've all hear enough.

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  25. What about Bob? by MainframeKiller · · Score: 3, Funny


    no, not the movie.
    Bob, Alice's partner. You know, with their friend Charlie and Eve, their enemy?


    Geez, I have a feeling only people with knowledge of cryptography will mod this up...

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