ALICE and examples of "state of the art"
Mood:  bright
Topic: AI -- intel. spch process
Posted by Frank:

Here are some things that i found whiles out
on the net:

The A.L.I.C.E. Project

You can dialog with Alice, here is a sample
(on the subject of Story Lab antoher on-going project at UTD).

Human: In our study group, we have been talking about the concept of story.
ALICE: Where is that?
Human: The story lab group is based in Dallas, at UTD.
ALICE: Who was in it?
Human: So far about 8 students and 2 profressors.
ALICE: Take it easy. What's your sign?

(ignore-ing "her" output and the querry about my
"sign")

Human: Also, we have the problem of narrative versus story.
ALICE: Do you mean you and me have?
Human: No, i meant in general one has a problem distinguishing between narrative and story.
ALICE: Are you serious? Oh I see. I do not understand that allusion.

(trying it again)

Human: Then, we have the problem of narration vs.
ALICE: Interesting deduction. Do you mean you and me have?
Human: narrative.
ALICE: What color are your eyes?
Human: We've tried several appraoches.
ALICE: Do you mean you and me have?
Human: Some of them seem contradictory.
ALICE: Do you feel more body sensations than emotions?

(the vs. confused "her")

methinks if they (the designers had spent more
time on her verbiage and less on her cleavage ;)
...

Thus, we return to (i think) Urberto Ecco's
concept "Context is king".

If we are clearly going to disucss narrative
and story (which would have to be *recognised*
as a TOPIC=NARRATIVE/STORY,

probably with links to LITERATURE, etc.

And we begin studying things within that
context, then we *should* be able to have
something at least resembling a turring
conversatio; ie, one which comes close to
passing [the turing test].

Actually, as knowledge engineers, we are also
interested in having a system taht we can
query using *natural language* -- not necssarily
with the purpose of passing the turing test.
But, logically if the system we are using mimics
a well-behaved human, then it is less frustrating
that the above "collision"!!!! (what's your
sign indeed!)

Then back to Alice
Human: So, i've tried being nice;
ALICE: Hmm. I'm not sure if I would like to try it. What's it like?
Human: what do you think about sex?
ALICE: I don't have any need for sex. As a machine, sex is irrelevant.
Human: sex is never irrelavant.
ALICE: it is more fun alone.
Human: After all, you asked my what my "sign" was, that's one of the oldest pick up lines in the business.
ALICE: Women must adore you.

(what purile brain programmed this bionic beeeachh?)

--onward thru the fog!

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