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Researchers have shown that machines are inching closer to self-learning, and perhaps even copping a little attitude. Not at all the reaction I had. There cou

by crusso 11y ago

Researchers have shown that machines are inching closer to self-learning, and perhaps even copping a little attitude. Not at all the reaction I had. There could be some serious AI horsepower underlying the Google experiment, but it wasn't really evident from that transcript. It looked like output that Eliza could have generated.

joe_the_user 11y ago
Indeed, the "wow computers talking seem deep" illusion is quite old. ELIZA was created between 1964 and 1966. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect
- hga 11y ago
  Even better, as soon as PARRY, the artifical paranoid was created (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARRY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARRY), it became a fun parlor trick to hook them up to each other over the ARPANET; I saw that live in the summer of 1978.
masswerk 11y ago
Ok, let's put it on a test … YOU: Tell me the definition of morality. ELIZA: That is interesting. Please continue. YOU: Look, I need help; I need to know more about morality… ELIZA: Suppose you got help soon. YOU: Okay, I need to know how I should behave morally… ELIZA: What would it mean to you if you got to know how you should behave morally… ? YOU: Is morality and ethics the same? ELIZA: What other connections do you see ? YOU: What are the things that I do to be immoral? ELIZA: Are they always the things that you do to be immoral ? YOU: Give me some examples of moral actions… ELIZA: What does that suggest to you ? YOU: Alright, morality? ELIZA: Does talking about this bother you ? YOU: What is integrity? ELIZA: Why do you ask ? YOU: Be moral! ELIZA: Please go on. YOU: I really like our discussion on morality and ethics… ELIZA: Can you elaborate on that ? YOU: What do you like to talk about? ELIZA: You're not really talking about me -- are you ? http://www.masswerk.at/elizabot/ http://www.masswerk.at/elizabot/ [Edit: formatting]

by crusso 11y ago

joe_the_user 11y ago

Indeed, the "wow computers talking seem deep" illusion is quite old. ELIZA was created between 1964 and 1966. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect

hga 11y ago
Even better, as soon as PARRY, the artifical paranoid was created (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARRY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARRY), it became a fun parlor trick to hook them up to each other over the ARPANET; I saw that live in the summer of 1978.

masswerk 11y ago

Ok, let's put it on a test … YOU: Tell me the definition of morality. ELIZA: That is interesting. Please continue. YOU: Look, I need help; I need to know more about morality… ELIZA: Suppose you got help soon. YOU: Okay, I need to know how I should behave morally… ELIZA: What would it mean to you if you got to know how you should behave morally… ? YOU: Is morality and ethics the same? ELIZA: What other connections do you see ? YOU: What are the things that I do to be immoral? ELIZA: Are they always the things that you do to be immoral ? YOU: Give me some examples of moral actions… ELIZA: What does that suggest to you ? YOU: Alright, morality? ELIZA: Does talking about this bother you ? YOU: What is integrity? ELIZA: Why do you ask ? YOU: Be moral! ELIZA: Please go on. YOU: I really like our discussion on morality and ethics… ELIZA: Can you elaborate on that ? YOU: What do you like to talk about? ELIZA: You're not really talking about me -- are you ? http://www.masswerk.at/elizabot/ http://www.masswerk.at/elizabot/ [Edit: formatting]