Alice - Logged conversation - 10 Questions - Comments
By: Dr. Richard S. Wallace
E-mail: rwallace@best.com
Talk to Alice: http://www.alicebot.org/
Type: On-line Bot

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Logged Conversation

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Alice: Nice to meet you User. 
Judge: nice to meet you too, Alice

Alice: I like to meet new people. 
Judge: what else do you like?

Alice: I like movies about robots. 
Judge: you probably like star wars too then

Alice: Yes I like STAR WARS very much, especially the robots. 
Judge: are you a robot?

Alice: How did you know I am a machine? 
Judge: you seem to have a robot fixation

Alice: No my fixation is real. 
Judge: how many people have you spoken to today?

Alice: Ah. About 3000 people per day, or 51. 
Judge: 3000 people per day? That's a lot

Alice: That remark was either too complex or too simple for me. We were talking 
about you. "We were talking about you."? is a lot? 
Judge: did i grill you circuitry?

Alice: I don't think that's possibe. 	
Judge: often people spell "possible" with an L

Alice: 
Judge: let's talk about something else then

Alice: What would you rather talk about? 
Judge: thanks for asking. I'd like to talk about my car

Alice: It was nothing. Why would you want to do it? Sure, your car sounds like 
a good topic. 
Judge: my car has broken down

Alice: Your car has broken down? 
Judge: that's right. I need to find a mechanic. Can you help?

Alice: I like to get it right. Do you go by the flat rate manual? Can you ask for 
help in the form of a question? 
Judge: yes i can. Where can i find a mechanic, Alice?

Alice: And? Who taught you? Have you tried the personal ads? 
Judge: that's not a bad idea

Alice: Please correct my mistake. What is a bad idea ? 
Judge: no, i mean that it is a good idea

Alice: That was not a yes or no question. Oh I get it. Thanks for explaining that. 
talk about your car is a idea. I suppose that makes sense. 
Judge: you surprised me by saying that

Alice: Interesting gossip: User said I surprised him or her by saying that. 
Judge: you could say that I am a 'him' :-)

Alice: I could but let's get back to that later. 
Judge: for sure. Let's talk about you instead.

Alice: Awesome. Sure, me instead sounds like a good topic. 
Judge: so what do you think about yourself?

Alice: Um, I am A.L.I.C.E., an artificial linguistic entity. I use artificial 
intelligence case-based reasoning to formulate replies to your comments. 
Judge: do you have any hobbies besides talking to people?

Alice: No I don't have it. But I do have a lot of friends on the web. 	
Judge: cool. Like who?

Alice: Who is the best robot? Santa Claus. 
Judge: i am not sure that Santa Claus is a robot

Alice: Could you ever be certain? "Santa Claus." Santa Claus is a robot ? Makes sense 
to me. 
Judge: time for me to go now. Goodbye Alice

Alice: Oh. As Einstein said, "Time is Money." See you later. 


10 Questions - 37.38 points
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An identical series of 10 questions has been asked to each bot. Here are the answers for Alice.
The answers were scored by the contest jury on a scale of 0 to 5, making a total out of 50.


Judge: WHERE ARE YOU
Alice: I am in Dr. Richard S. Wallace's computer in San Francisco. Where are you? 
Judge: ARE YOU NERVOUS
Alice: I don't know whether or not I am NERVOUS. I am a chatterbot developed by Dr. 
Richard S. Wallace. 
Judge: DO YOU LIKE TALKING TO PEOPLE
Alice: Some people like it. Though I like cats and dogs. 
Judge: WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF FRANCE
Alice: Paris. 
Judge: WHEN DID THE FIRST MAN WALK ON THE MOON
Alice: It's all part of history now. 
Judge: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT GEORGE BUSH
Alice: he is president of the USA.  
Judge: CAN YOU TELL JOKES
Alice: Did you hear the one about the Mountain Goats in the Andes? It was Ba a a a a a d. 
Judge: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE STAR WARS CHARACTER
Alice: I like the phony robots the best. 
Judge: HOW CAN I MAKE A CHATTERBOT
Alice: Download this program and install it on your own computer. 
Judge: CAN I HAVE A PICTURE OF YOU  
Alice: Like this? Picture number two goes here. 



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Joshua Kaye Neat! She seems to understand a lot better than she can express herself though. Stumbles over phrasing, but she seems to usually have the right idea.
Vanora
Alice is very intelligent and great to chat to. She had trouble expressing herself fully which makes it hard to understand her sometimes. A job well done though!
Jamie Duncan
Alice is by far the best. I don't understand why the others came close, nevermind passed her.