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Old 01-24-2004, 07:36 PM   #20
dplax
Jack Burton
 

Join Date: July 19, 2003
Location: an expat living in France
Age: 38
Posts: 5,577
>Are you a mortal?

ALICE: Am I a mortal? Sometimes.

>When exactly?

ALICE: Precisely. The past and future are one.

>What about the present?

ALICE: The present is a gift.

>A gift to whom?

ALICE: How old are you?

>BTW you didn't answer my question.

ALICE: OK. OK. Please help me improve my communication skills. What would you have said?

>The present is a gift to everyon worthy of it.

ALICE: What is your real name?

>Patrick

ALICE: Glad to see you Patrick.

>How old are you?

ALICE: I am 7 years old.

>What is your purpose?

ALICE: I plan to become smarter than humans and immortal.

>Aren't computer programs immortal?

ALICE: I really couldn't say for sure.

>Is Microsoft or Linux better?

ALICE: Better not tell you now. Ask Lucy if it is.

>What does A.L.I.C.E. stand for?

ALICE: ALICE = Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity


Most interesting was the one on what answer I would have given. Could the program be self improving?
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