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The artificial intelligence guessed my second question correctly within 20 questions ...

http://www.20q.net/

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It guessed I was thinking of a chess board in 16. 🙂

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I found out about that here:
http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2009/04/inevitable_mind.php

I found this one slightly creepy:
http://www.gwap.com

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
The artificial intelligence guessed my second question correctly within 20 questions ...

http://www.20q.net/
It's really good, isn't it? I gather you can buy hand-held ones, but I'd guess they won't 'learn' as well as the on-line version.

What was your first one that it *didn't* guess?

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Originally posted by DrKF
It's really good, isn't it? I gather you can buy hand-held ones, but I'd guess they won't 'learn' as well as the on-line version.

What was your first one that it *didn't* guess?
Bonds.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
The artificial intelligence guessed my second question correctly within 20 questions ...

http://www.20q.net/
I stymied it with love.

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Originally posted by ChronicLeaky
I stymied it with love.
You can't blame the A.I. for deeming it unlikely that you were thinking about love.

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Does... not... compute...

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Originally posted by DrKF
It's really good, isn't it? I gather you can buy hand-held ones, but I'd guess they won't 'learn' as well as the on-line version.

What was your first one that it *didn't* guess?
Bros.

It got The Wicker Man but not Bros.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Bros.

It got The Wicker Man but not Bros.
Do you mean the 80s boyband Bros?

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Originally posted by DrKF
Do you mean the 80s boyband Bros?
Yes.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Yes.
We'd have been screwed in the Turing test, then: I reckon I'd have got The Wicker Man in twenty questions or less, but not Bros.

Not Bros.

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Originally posted by ChronicLeaky
I stymied it with love.
Me too.

You were thinking of love.
Is it hard? You said Sometimes, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.
Can you get information by using it? You said Sometimes, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.
Is it usually warm? You said No, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is Yes.
Is it man made? You said Sometimes, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.
Is it made in many different styles? You said Yes, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.
Is it found in a bathroom? You said Sometimes, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.
Can it help you find your way? You said No, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is Yes.
Is it flexible? You said Sometimes, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.
Is it usually colourful? 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.
Is it used by a baby? You said Probably, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Me too.

You were thinking of love.
Is it hard? You said Sometimes, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.
Can you get information by using it? You said Sometimes, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.
Is it usually warm? You said No, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is Yes.
Is it man made? You said Somet ...[text shortened]...
Is it used by a baby? You said Probably, 20Q was taught by other players that the answer is No.