Is A.I. all its cranked up to be?

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well, i downloaded ecceliza (a supposed "AI" program) and have been testing its reactions to different types of people and moods. for what it is (freeware), it is pretty good, putting each word into different catagories, and analyzing your reply word by word, much the same as the human brain would, but does not fully understand long replies. i got a log file from one of out "sessions"

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ECC-Eliza V4.09 log file #9.
Starting time: 1-Jul-2003, 14:38:50.

Patient: ANDREW.

Eliza : HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY, ANDREW? TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR TROUBLES AS I AM YOUR PSYCHOLOGIST, AND WILL TRY TO HELP.
Andrew: I hate my life
Eliza : AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO?
Andrew: kill me
Eliza : BUT ISN'T THERE ANY SOLUTION FOR THIS?
Andrew: no, please, i don't deserve to live
Eliza : YOU CAN SAY IT AGAIN, BUT THE ANSWER IS NO
Andrew: you don't understand me
Eliza : IS IT TOO DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND ANDREW?
Andrew: yes, i don't deserve to live
Eliza : IF YOU MEAN IT, THAT'S GOOD
Andrew: well, can you kill me?
Eliza : IS THERE SOME MENTAL BLOCKAGE THAT IS HURTING YOU?
Andrew: no, i killed to many others to deserve to live
Eliza : WOULD YOU CONSIDER OTHER ALTERNATIVES?
Andrew: like what?
Eliza : HAVE YOU TRIED TO THINK HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS RATIONALLY?
Andrew: there is no more rationalality to my life
Eliza : WHY NOT?
Andrew: i'm too impuslive
Eliza : I TOO AM TOO IMPUSLIVE
Andrew: would you kill someone at the thought of killing someone?
Eliza : LOOK OUT OF THE WINDOW AT THIS BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY, IT'LL CHERR YOU UP
Andrew: it's a bleak, horrible, rainy day
Eliza : NO WAY TO MAKE IT BETTER?
Andrew: i could die, then everyday would be heaven
Eliza : I ALWAYS SAY COUNT TO 10 BEFORE YOU GET TOO ANGRY
Andrew: i've counted to 100 and it doesn't work
Eliza : WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT FRIENDS AT WORK?
Andrew: they should all doe
Eliza : CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME DETAILS ABOUT YOUR WORK PLACE?
Andrew:
Eliza : DO YOU THINK SPORTS CAN BE THE CAUSE OF YOUR PROBLEM IN ANY WAY?
Andrew:
Eliza : DO YOU EXPECT ME TO SPEAK ON MY OWN?
Andrew:
Eliza : PLEASE HAVE YOUR SAY ON THIS MATTER
Andrew:
Eliza : I USUALLY DON'T IGNORE YOU, SO PLEASE WRITE PROPERLY
Andrew: i think you should take a holiday
Eliza : YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE PERSON OVERALL
Andrew: DIE!!!!!!
Eliza : DID YOU TAKE IT VERY BADLY?
Andrew: IM NOT NICE!!!!! I'M A PHYCODELLIC MANIC!!!!!
Eliza : ANDREW, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WORK AGAIN?
Andrew: FUCK OFF BEFORE I KILL YOU!!!!!!
Eliza : BUT I AM STILL ACTIVE ON THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPUTERS ACROSS THE GLOBE
Andrew: I'LL KILL YOU THERE AS WELL!!!
Eliza : AND WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU WON'T KILL ME THERE AS WELL?
Andrew: OH, I WILL, YOU'LL BE SURE OF THAT
Eliza : ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO IT?
Andrew: YES, VERY MUCH SO
Eliza : YOU SEEM VERY SURE ABOUT IT
Andrew: OH, I AM
Eliza : DO YOU ENJOY THE FACT YOU'RE?
Andrew: FUCK OFF AND DIE
Eliza : HOLD ON, LET'S THINK OF SOMETHING, I'M SURE WE CAN SORT THINGS OUT
Andrew: NO, LET ME OUT OR I'LL KILL YOU AND THOSE WHO USE YOU!!!
Eliza : YES, BUT ONLY IF YOU CONTINUE TO TALK WITH ME ON A REGULAR BASIS
Andrew: OK
Eliza : YOU SOUND QUITE SURE ABOUT THAT
Andrew: I AM (bitch)
Eliza : I KNOW THAT
Andrew: (u are so dumb you don't even know it) can i go now?
Eliza : JUST TO MAKE SURE, ARE YOU POSITIVE ABOUT QUITTING?
Eliza : SEE YOU LATER! I SURE DID ENJOY SPENDING SOME OF THIS AFTERNOON WITH YOU!

Conversation ended at: 14:48:33.

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