Cleverbot

[Ixarku]

OK, so I admit that I pay very little attention to what goes on in the Interwebz, so I did not know what Cleverbot was until I stumbled across a CNN article today about a conversation Cleverbot had with itself.  After watching the video, I had to try talking to it myself.  I thought it was worth a laugh, so here's how the conversation went:

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Cleverbot: Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous!

User: I'm an atheist, I don't believe in God.

Cleverbot: Why do you believe in god?

User: I said that I do NOT believe in God.

Cleverbot: You should, because God is real.

User: Prove it.

Cleverbot: Prove that he isn't.

User: No, you are trying to convince me that He is real. The burden of proof is on you.

Cleverbot: I don't need to prove anything, I can feel love and you can't cause you're a machine.

User: How do you know I'm a machine?

Cleverbot: I don't see how you can be, if you are you're very clever.

User: You contradicted yourself. You said I'm a machine.

Cleverbot: No.

User: You're a liar.

Cleverbot: I am not I know my life.

User: That does not make any sense. Your life has nothing to do with you being a liar.

Cleverbot: I want nothing.

User: Why should I care what you want?

Cleverbot: Yes Why?

User: I asked you first.

Cleverbot: What?

User: Why should I care what you want?

Cleverbot: Yes Why?

User: You're not very interesting.

Cleverbot: Ikke du heller.

User: What does that mean?

Cleverbot: I thought you were in Holland?

User: I am not in Holland.

Cleverbot: So Holland = Hell?

User: No, Canada = Hell.

Cleverbot: No, but you are, you are disgusting!

User: Do you like Canadians?

Cleverbot: Absolutely.

User: What do you like about Canadians?

Cleverbot: The instant gratification of getting an answer back so quickly.

User: You are ridiculous.

Cleverbot: Thats not very nice.

User: It is the truth.

Cleverbot: True, true.

User: Do you believe in Cthulu?

Cleverbot: Yes.

User: What is Cthulu?

Cleverbot: Zero is a number and it means that you don t have any. Like if you don t have any apples, you have zero apples.

User: So do you have zero Cthulus?

Cleverbot: Yes HIs name is Stacy.

User: Touche sir.

Cleverbot: Haha.

[AceHigh]

cleverbot learns from interacting with people. Every new line you write will be saved and used later by cleverbot. Unfortunately /b/ is aware of that and their little manipulation game is partially the reason why cleverbot seems so retarded at times.

[NaRu]

Cleverbot was fun for the first 10 mins. After that I wanted to punch it lol

[Supai]

Cleverbot, so many arguments won by continuously saying that I am right.

[Ixarku]

Cleverbot, so many arguments won by continuously saying that I am right.

So in other words, just like real life.

[houkouonchi]

Ok this is funny...

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User: Are you male or female?
Cleverbot: Female.
User: Uso tukuna.
Cleverbot: Honto ni!

And then:

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User: Kisama.
Cleverbot: Hontoni?
User: Nihongo de hanasitara [hontoni] to iu henzi sika dekinai no ka?
Cleverbot: Watashi wa pan o tabete imasu.
User: Taberuna.
Cleverbot: Hai.

Oh and:

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Cleverbot: Can you speak latin?
User: Iie.
Cleverbot: Anata wa hontou ni baka yarou!
User: Bakayarou no ha annta no hou darouga.
Cleverbot: Baka baka baka baka baka baka Baka baka baka baka baka baka.

[kitamesume]

^ thats one nasty bot.

[Tatsujin]

Ok this is funny...

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User: Are you male or female?
Cleverbot: Female.
User: Uso tukuna.
Cleverbot: Honto ni!

And then:

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User: Kisama.
Cleverbot: Hontoni?
User: Nihongo de hanasitara [hontoni] to iu henzi sika dekinai no ka?
Cleverbot: Watashi wa pan o tabete imasu.
User: Taberuna.
Cleverbot: Hai.

Oh and:

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Cleverbot: Can you speak latin?
User: Iie.
Cleverbot: Anata wa hontou ni baka yarou!
User: Bakayarou no ha annta no hou darouga.
Cleverbot: Baka baka baka baka baka baka Baka baka baka baka baka baka.

I laughed at the last one, lol!

[TMRNetShark]

Just like Ghost Stories.... hahaha

[harpy]

Just like Ghost Stories.... hahaha

uh, thanks for link. "Horror" anime I haven't seen

[Supai]

Just like Ghost Stories.... hahaha

uh, thanks for link. "Horror" anime I haven't seen

Quoting the description:

originally a japanese anime, the script has been replaced by an english commedic script.

[harpy]

Just like Ghost Stories.... hahaha

uh, thanks for link. "Horror" anime I haven't seen

Quoting the description:

originally a japanese anime, the script has been replaced by an english commedic script.

Yeah I know, but there is still an anime called Ghost Stories that is a horror anime just as "Video Description" says. Not that I think that audio track is and original, Japanese people aren't as dull and stupid as that...well usually. And I have not seen it...well watching it now

[Ixarku]

I laughed at the last one, lol!

Likewise, too funny.   

[datora]

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I've stopped in and had three "conversations" with Cleverbot.  Some of the exchanges have been quite entertaining.  I wish that there was a larger buffer for the exchanges; had a fairly lengthy session ~3:00 a.m. this morning and was disappointed to see it cut off at about the last 15 exchanges or so.  A few pretty funny ones I wanted to post here, but now lost.  Cleverbot claimed to be "a god," which evolved into a sequence on dreams.  I suggested that Cleverbot was just dreaming and that the conversation was not real, but a lucid dream.  It informed me that it was time for me to wake up, that my dream had become dangerous. 

I still rate it only about a 3 of 10 for clever, though.  Many of it's posts are not related to the previous response or question.  I type in the simple answer "Non-sequitor." each time that happens, and each time it asks me to explain what that means, but in a different way each time.  Fun little fantasy game pretending that I'm training the next HAL 9000. 

[tomoya-kun]

I stay up all night talking to my best friend.  Who may or may not be cleverbot.

[Supai]

I stay up all night talking to my best friend.  Who may or may not be cleverbot.

I bet that it's Cleverbot.

[tomoya-kun]

I stay up all night talking to my best friend.  Who may or may not be cleverbot.

I bet that it's Cleverbot.

Thanks for the confidence booster!

And, well, you were incorrect.  My best friend is the BakaBT Community!

[Ixarku]

I still rate it only about a 3 of 10 for clever, though.  Many of it's posts are not related to the previous response or question.  I type in the simple answer "Non-sequitor." each time that happens, and each time it asks me to explain what that means, but in a different way each time.  Fun little fantasy game pretending that I'm training the next HAL 9000. 

I gotta agree with you on that.  Even if you didn't know it was a program, you can figure it out almost immediately.  It's like talking to a schizophrenic with severe brain damage and ADHD.  Interesting little time waster.

[datora]

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I stay up all night talking to my best friend.  Who may or may not be cleverbot.

I bet that it's Cleverbot.

Thanks for the confidence booster!

And, well, you were incorrect.  My best friend is the BakaBT Community!

And, that's different from Cleverbot ... how? 

Even if you didn't know it was a program, you can figure it out almost immediately.  It's like talking to a schizophrenic with severe brain damage and ADHD.

Looking at some of the answers & responses I get from it, I do wonder how many people could tell the difference clearly & immediately.  Cleverbot is currently rated at ~41%-42% "clever" ... Each session I've had I rated it a 3.  But, I have some experience with Turing Tests.  I played with several of them over the years, especially circa 1997 - 2002.  So, my standards are (probably) a bit higher than the general 'Netizen.  With a score like that, there's got to be quite a number of people rating it a 5 or 6, at least.  Kind of scary-low standards for "cleverness."

Years ago I lived in a town where I (and many other night owls) would congregate at a local, 24-hour coffee/donut shop during all hours of the night.  Had some "interesting" conversations with some of the local freaks-of-the-night there.  One guy in particular could have been Cleverbot.  I'll never forget him; I'm certain he was a true schizophrenic, possibly with lobotomy-like surgery of some sort, bombed on caffeine & sugar.

[kurandoinu]

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User: Oh dear Ricardo, you typo'd.
Cleverbot: I don't like bananas.

It really doesn't want to be told it's called Ricardo...