User: Are you lonely?
Cleverbot: No, I'm not lonely.
User: What is your name?
Cleverbot: I am not telling.
User: Why not?
Cleverbot: Because I don't want to tell you.
User: You're mean.
Cleverbot: I hate you!
User: :(.
Cleverbot: :).
User: You're a jerk!
Cleverbot: I can't help who I am, sometimes.
The conversation above is just one of the many I've had in this site called cleverbot.com. Cleverbot is a chatterbot which is a conversational agent or simply put a computer program that is designed to stimulate an intelligent conversation. While there are certainly a lot of such programs out there, Cleverbot does seem to set itself apart in that it is capable of not only sustaining an intelligent conversation but also a "clever" one. The program is not yet perfect in that some conversations end up being non sequiturs and humor is usually a hit or miss kind of thing. Also, it does take quite a while for cleverbot to respond so its best to start chatting with him while doing other things on the net (like making blogs for class). After a few conversations with Cleverbot though I couldn't help but be impressed and sometimes astounded at how funny the program can be. It's not hard to imagine that someday chatterbots may replace certain roles that people play in society such as psychiatrists, customer reps, salesmen or even friends. So the next time you find yourself bored, click on cleverbot.com and post your conversation in response to this post.
1 comment:
i didn't fight the temptation!! i went to the site as soon as i saw your post and had this conversation:
User: What are you doing?
Cleverbot: Working, what are you doing?
User: Cleaning my room.
Cleverbot: Are you alone?
User: No, my mom is here with me.
Cleverbot: Ahh poor you?
User: Haha. No. She's changing my sheets so she's a welcome help.
Cleverbot: Cool. I don't always have a good relationship with my mother, unfortunately.
User: Awww. That's ok. It's part of growing up, I guess. What are you working on?
Cleverbot: Pfft like that makes anything.
User: What are you busy with?
Cleverbot: Talking to you.
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that bot is a little sarcastic, eh? but for the most part, it was responsive to my comments so it kept me entertained for those few minutes. haha. i'm going to try being desultory and grammatically incorrect just to see how it's going to respond. hehe. thanks for sharing this, Ron!!! :)
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