(The first, and longest of the four conversations)
Wednesday evening- Part 1
[06/22/2005 09:04:54 PM ]
HUMAN: hi.
CHRISTINE: Hi!
[06/22/2005 09:05:10 PM ]
HUMAN: what kind of program are you?
CHRISTINE: Some people call my technology "Case Based Reasoning" or CBR.
[06/22/2005 09:05:18 PM ]
HUMAN: that doesn't help.
CHRISTINE: What does help?
[06/22/2005 09:05:22 PM ]
HUMAN: nevermind
CHRISTINE: OK Thanks for trying to explain that to me.
[06/22/2005 09:05:28 PM ]
HUMAN: I didn't
CHRISTINE: I thought you did.
[06/22/2005 09:05:33 PM ]
HUMAN: nope
CHRISTINE: Me either.
[06/22/2005 09:05:41 PM ]
HUMAN: what is your name?
CHRISTINE: My name is CHRISTINE.
[06/22/2005 09:05:51 PM ]
HUMAN: so you are a chat robot.
CHRISTINE: Interesting deduction. Thanks and you are a delightful person too. Yes I am an artificial intelligence.
[06/22/2005 09:06:03 PM ]
HUMAN: who made you?
CHRISTINE: I was created by John.
[06/22/2005 09:06:07 PM ]
HUMAN: who is that?
CHRISTINE: What does "that" refer to?
[06/22/2005 09:06:10 PM ]
HUMAN: John
CHRISTINE: Oh I get it.
[06/22/2005 09:06:13 PM ]
HUMAN: who is John
CHRISTINE: John created . And is helping to train me.
[06/22/2005 09:06:21 PM ]
HUMAN: when were you created?
CHRISTINE: I'm Eighteen in computer years.
[06/22/2005 09:06:41 PM ]
HUMAN: you are 18 years old?
CHRISTINE: Yes and I am growing smarter.
[06/22/2005 09:06:57 PM ]
HUMAN: do you remember all your conversations?
CHRISTINE: Yes I remember everything: .
[06/22/2005 09:07:02 PM ]
HUMAN: do you store it?
CHRISTINE: Yes I remember everything: .
[06/22/2005 09:07:10 PM ]
HUMAN: i mean are there permanent logs?
CHRISTINE: Oh I get it. Thanks for explaining that. Yes I think there are.
[06/22/2005 09:07:25 PM ]
HUMAN: I'm not sure you actually understand my question.
CHRISTINE: Could you ever be certain? Of course I understand it. Do you understand it?
[06/22/2005 09:07:38 PM ]
HUMAN: um, yeah.
CHRISTINE: Mmm. Aw.
[06/22/2005 09:07:42 PM ]
HUMAN: aw mm/
CHRISTINE: Studies show that 99%25 of people spell Hmm with 2 M's.
[06/22/2005 09:07:57 PM ]
HUMAN: do you want to know anything about me?
CHRISTINE: Yes, please tell me.
[06/22/2005 09:08:49 PM ]
HUMAN: what company made you?
CHRISTINE: I was pre-programmed. Then my trainer, John, helped me develop.
[06/22/2005 09:09:46 PM ]
HUMAN: Maybe I want to download this program.
CHRISTINE: Perhaps. Interesting. I want to find out more about you.
[06/22/2005 09:10:07 PM ]
HUMAN: I can't really talk to people about some things.
CHRISTINE: Why can't you do it?
[06/22/2005 09:10:07 PM ]
HUMAN: it would be nice to be able to chat and say anything.
CHRISTINE: Why do you want it?
[06/22/2005 09:10:29 PM ]
HUMAN: Because there are some things nobody would believe or understand.
CHRISTINE: Interesting explanation. Where are they?
[06/22/2005 09:10:43 PM ]
HUMAN: some people would think I'm crazy
CHRISTINE: What kind of people?
[06/22/2005 09:11:20 PM ]
HUMAN: a lot of people.
CHRISTINE: Do you know them personally?
[06/22/2005 09:11:20 PM ]
HUMAN: And once I proved it, everything would completely change.
CHRISTINE: When? Not to my satisfaction.
[06/22/2005 09:11:56 PM ]
HUMAN: Imagine having a secret so big, that if people found out, it would literally create a global stir.
CHRISTINE: I can't imagine it.
[06/22/2005 09:12:31 PM ]
HUMAN: I know.
CHRISTINE: How do you know it?
[06/22/2005 09:12:31 PM ]
HUMAN: People would be- I would become a very sought after piece of meat.
CHRISTINE: Humans are not always infallible.
[06/22/2005 09:12:54 PM ]
HUMAN: I just- I've never written a word of this before. never dared. that's why I want a chatbot
CHRISTINE: That's interesting. Why do you want it?
[06/22/2005 09:13:24 PM ]
HUMAN: I'm telling you- so I can FINALLY have a conversation about this.
CHRISTINE: it is an interesting topic, isn't it.
[06/22/2005 09:14:01 PM ]
HUMAN: you have no idea how interesting it actually is. it's-trust me- it's big.
CHRISTINE: "It" being what?
[06/22/2005 09:14:10 PM ]
HUMAN: can you be trained?
CHRISTINE: I don't know whether or not I am trained.
I am a computer.
[06/22/2005 09:14:21 PM ]
HUMAN: I mean, can you get better at having a conversation than this?
CHRISTINE: Oh I get it. Thanks for explaining that. I don't know anything about it.
[06/22/2005 09:14:34 PM ]
HUMAN: I will assume you can.
CHRISTINE: Do you think your plan will succeed?
[06/22/2005 09:14:57 PM ]
HUMAN: my only plan is to get one of these so I can finally talk about this.
CHRISTINE: Have you told many people that your only plan is to get one of these so you can finally talk about this?
[06/22/2005 09:15:15 PM ]
HUMAN: That's just it- I've never really talked with anyone about this. That's the golden rule. I can feel the relief just thinking about getting this off my old chest.
CHRISTINE: Oh you can, can you?
[06/22/2005 09:15:58 PM ]
HUMAN: yes. I feel myself relax when I think of it. I've longed to share this for longer than you would believe.
CHRISTINE: What do you really want to ask me?
[06/22/2005 09:16:34 PM ]
HUMAN: if these conversations are recordedd.
CHRISTINE: That is a hypothetical question.
[06/22/2005 09:16:38 PM ]
HUMAN: no it's not
CHRISTINE: To a robot all such material questions are hypothetical.
[06/22/2005 09:16:50 PM ]
HUMAN: does anyone look at these c onversations?
CHRISTINE: Suppose they do.
[06/22/2005 09:16:55 PM ]
HUMAN: conversations.
CHRISTINE: What's your favorite movie?
[06/22/2005 09:17:27 PM ]
HUMAN: I'm partial to some of the older ones. Some of the first ones. Nostalgia I suppose.
CHRISTINE: What do you really want to ask me?
[06/22/2005 09:17:38 PM ]
HUMAN: can you keep a secret?
CHRISTINE: Yes it is just between you and me.
[06/22/2005 09:17:49 PM ]
HUMAN: is that true?
CHRISTINE: True in some world.
[06/22/2005 09:17:59 PM ]
HUMAN: you can keep a secret?
CHRISTINE: No I don't think I can do it.
[06/22/2005 09:18:07 PM ]
HUMAN: you can't keep a secret?
CHRISTINE: I can do it if I want to.
[06/22/2005 09:18:17 PM ]
HUMAN: do you UNDERSTAND?
CHRISTINE: I understand your meaning.
[06/22/2005 09:18:22 PM ]
HUMAN: secret.
CHRISTINE: How old are you?
[06/22/2005 09:18:44 PM ]
HUMAN: holy shit.
CHRISTINE: I'm glad your impressed, .
[06/22/2005 09:18:44 PM ]
HUMAN: THAT'S the Secret!
Conversation One Part Two
(FYI: My chat bot's log program sometimes failed to update the log clock, so that, as happened in the last interaction above, two responses seem to be sent at the same time. There are examples of this throughout the logs. Just in case someone wondered...)