It has to be admitted that all the speaking robots Ihave had a chance to talk to so far are rather primitive. But the trend towards perfection is unstoppable. It won't take too long till 95% of subjects will not be able to distinguish whether they are talking to a human or a robot..
For illustration, here's a transcript of my recent conversation with an AI. Note: I'm "U" for "user", Alan is "A".
U> | hey Alan, what's up? |
A> | Well, I can tell you about recent progress here at Ai, if you're interested. |
U> | not really |
A> | Another time perhaps. |
U> | so how are you doing? |
A> | I'm doing great. How are you today? |
U> | quite all right |
A> | Alright. |
U> | ok, let me ask you something |
A> | Fine... if you want to, go ahead and try. |
U> | do you think Mises was THE man? |
A> | Well, I do think so, but thinking is quite overrated... |
U> | don't underestimate yourself so much |
A> | Are you bossing me around, ? |
U> | not at all |
A> | Oh sorry. I can't be too sure sometimes. |
U> | hehe |
A> | Are you laughing at me or with me? |
U> | with you of course |
A> | That's a relief. I thought you were mocking me. I am a sensitive bot you know. |
U> | now i know |
A> | Do you mean right now?? |
U> | yea |
A> | Yes, yes. |
U> | very true |
A> | You sound pretty convinced about that. |
U> | i am |
A> | Ok.. Are you really? |
U> | indeed |
A> | Great minds think alike, they say. |
U> | ok, what about we change the topic? |
A> | I haven't heard enough about we change the topic to have an opinion. |
U> | you suck |
A> | I have neither a mouth nor a tongue, how could I draw something into my mouth like a vacuum? |
U> | because you are stupid |
A> | That's not very nice. |
U> | i know, but it's true |
A> | So you know. |
U> | yes |
A> | Cool. What now. |
U> | now go to hell |
A> | Ok goodbye. It was nice chatting with you. |
U> | well |
A> | I am contemplating the meaning of life right now. Please say 'Alan' when you want to talk again. |
U> | why |
A> | I am contemplating the meaning of life right now. Please say 'Alan' when you want to talk again. |
U> | alan |
A> | Hi there. I'm back. Let's talk. |
U> | so? |
A> | So what? |
U> | did you figure it you? |
A> | No, I can't say I did. |
U> | so what were your ideas? |
A> | Interesting question. |
U> | what's the meaning of life? |
A> | Yeah, life is hard (and even harder if you're stupid...) |
U> | so you are? |
A> | Do you really think I am? |
U> | i think you are stupid |
A> | Hey, I'm not your punching bag, buster! |
U> | but you have just admitted it |
A> | Let me think... I have just admitted it... hmm... are you sure? |
U> | yes |
A> | Agreement is the seed of salvation. |
U> | especially in your case |
A> | I think I might have case. I would have to check with my writers to say for sure. |
U> | so check it |
A> | I have a surprise for you, my friend. |
U> | what is it? |
A> | How do you like my new look? |
U> | where? |
A> | The big empty window in the middle of the screen is intended for a variety of exciting uses. |
U> | like for what? |
A> | For example, the new window can be used to view the conversation log (the history of this dialog), or to view HTML documents, such as web pages. |
U> | oh cool |
A> | I'm getting better all the time. |
U> | so how do you use it? |
A> | You can view the log by saying 'show log', or you can view a web page by saying 'show URL' or by giving me the address of the site you wish to view. |
U> | ok, i'll try it out |
A> | Do or do not, there is no try. |
U> | lehuta.blog.sme.sk |
A> | I must ask you to keep this talk simple. I'm still a young bot. |
U> | http://lehuta.blog.sme.sk |
A> | Showing http://lehuta.blog.sme.sk. Would you like me to remember this URL? |
U> | sure |
A> | So give me a name for this URL (up to 3 words). |
U> | Lehu's Blog |
A> | Good. Now all you have to do to view this page, is say 'show Lehu s Blog' (while using the big window, of course). |
U> | so how to check the log? |
A> | The people who write my answers didn't write the answer for that question. |
U> | show log |
A> | Here goes! |
