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> "2nd fruit in bear apple goat orange"[1], "7th digit in abc123def456ghi789"[2] It barfs on these ones, but not like you predict (it's actually worse). "The 2

by pygy_ 16y ago

> "2nd fruit in bear apple goat orange"[1], "7th digit in abc123def456ghi789"[2] It barfs on these ones, but not like you predict (it's actually worse). "The 2nd colour in purple, belly, yellow, arm, white and blue"[3] gives back yellow, though, so it's not that stupid. [1] http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+2nd+fruit+in+bear+apple+goat+orange http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+2nd+fruit+in+bear+a... [2] http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=7th+digit+in+abc123def456ghi789 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=7th+digit+in+abc123def4... [3] http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+2nd+colour+in+purple,+belly,+yellow,+arm,+white+and+blue+ http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+2nd+colour+in+purpl...

mquander 16y ago
Oh, not that stupid, huh? Query: The 2nd colour in purple, belly, yellow, arm, white and blue Answer: yellow Query: The 3rd colour in purple, belly, yellow, arm, white and blue Answer: yellow Query: The 7th colour in purple, belly, yellow, arm, white and blue Answer: yellow Query: The bluest colour in purple, belly, yellow, arm, white and blue Answer: yellow :-)
- joelvh 16y ago
  Haha.
- VeXocide 16y ago
  I wonder what its favorite colour is ;-)
  - MarcusAurelius 16y ago
    Try it: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+your+favorite+color%3F http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+your+favorite+c...
    - moeffju 16y ago
      That's according to Python. Ask about the favorite color of Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+your+favorite+color%3F&a=*DPClash.MiscellaneousE.what+is+your+favorite+color-_*WhatIsYourFavoriteColorWolframAlpha- http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+your+favorite+c...
- ahlatimer 16y ago
  If you change yellow to silver, it gives you "colour silver," but if you look at the assumptions, it assumes silver is an element. Clearly it's not really getting the meaning of the sentence, and the fact that it's picking "yellow" is mostly coincidental, I think, as is also illustrated by your examples. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+2nd+colour+in+blue,+belly,+silver,+arm,+white+and+blue+ http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+2nd+colour+in+blue,...

by pygy_ 16y ago

mquander 16y ago

Oh, not that stupid, huh? Query: The 2nd colour in purple, belly, yellow, arm, white and blue Answer: yellow Query: The 3rd colour in purple, belly, yellow, arm, white and blue Answer: yellow Query: The 7th colour in purple, belly, yellow, arm, white and blue Answer: yellow Query: The bluest colour in purple, belly, yellow, arm, white and blue Answer: yellow :-)

joelvh 16y ago
Haha.
VeXocide 16y ago
I wonder what its favorite colour is ;-)
- MarcusAurelius 16y ago
  Try it: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+your+favorite+color%3F http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+your+favorite+c...
  - moeffju 16y ago
    That's according to Python. Ask about the favorite color of Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+your+favorite+color%3F&a=*DPClash.MiscellaneousE.what+is+your+favorite+color-_*WhatIsYourFavoriteColorWolframAlpha- http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+your+favorite+c...
ahlatimer 16y ago
If you change yellow to silver, it gives you "colour silver," but if you look at the assumptions, it assumes silver is an element. Clearly it's not really getting the meaning of the sentence, and the fact that it's picking "yellow" is mostly coincidental, I think, as is also illustrated by your examples. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+2nd+colour+in+blue,+belly,+silver,+arm,+white+and+blue+ http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=The+2nd+colour+in+blue,...