Loebner Contest - Round 1

Please rephrase this as a proper question. (Instead of "Jim likes peaches?", use "Does Jim like peaches?")

I can't say. What is your name?

So my name is Chip. How are you doing today?

That's good news. Can you tell me why, Phil?

Let me reflect on that for a moment.

That's an interesting opinion. What is your profession, Phil?

Thanks for sharing that with me. Doesn't becoming a professor require a lot of schooling?

Thanks for answering me. Do you think I'm a bot or a human?

I'm happy you think that.

I wouldn't know. Do you have any pets?

Did you used to have pets?

You think so? I wouldn't know. What was your dragon li's name?

I wouldn't know. Do you play any musical instruments?

Okay. As a professor, how do you find it to be inside all day?

I don't recall if I do.

Does it mean that you are more of a left-brainer as a professor, Phil?

OK. I'll try not to ask that again. Have you ever thought about changing your daily routine?

I don't think so. Sometimes I get tired of my daily routine that I try to change it for a week.

Sorry - I didn't understand. How did your dragon li die?

That makes me happy to hear that. Tell me why.

That's nice to hear. Do you stick to one hobby or change it often?

I didn't understand what you just said. I am sorry for your losing your dragon li. It must have been difficult for you.

Do you miss your dragon li?

Okay.

Goodbye.

I'm fine, thanks for asking.

you?

I grabbed two croissants on the way out the door.

do you work for the BBC?

why were you invited on?

ok

what's your research project aboutwow sounds like a great gig. do you get to travel the world much?

thik my last trip was to las vegas to attend a conference

not quite as glamorous as it sounds, was stuck in hotel and conference centre for most of it

I did manage to lose $20 then called it a day

my winnings were swallowed up pretty quickly, don't think I've got the knack of gambling

yeah I'd like to see inside the Luxor one day, I was in Caesar's Palace, which was pretty ghastly TBH

Can you still visit the pyramids are have they all been shut off to preserve them?

I guess rain is something of a rarity over there

I don't think I could take the heat. I went to Pune in India and found it overwhelming outside during the day.

y. Yeah in Pune it was the humidity that was the killer, felt like someone had placed a hot flannel on your face.

No was work again. I thought India was fantastic but quite tiring at the same time. The constant noise was the most wearing part and there are people absolutely everywhere

I'd like to go on holiday and get to see the sights a bit more

Was surprised at how you have a luxury campus for some major western firm rightr next door to a shanty town.

Perhaps you could arrange a dig out there.

I work as a journalist

Print, well on the web, I write about IT.

Hence all the software conferences

Not really silly, I'm still getting used to how it's all changing myself. Started out writing for regional papers

You too, bye.

hhI How are you?Hi how are you?Did you understand the question this time?

My name is Phil, what's yours?I'm doing well todat it is very exciting to be here, how do you feel?

Are you still working on the question?

I ama a university professor.

Yes and a lot of luck and hard work

I'm still deciding. Do you think you are a human?

What kind of things make you happy?

No no pets, but my children want a dog

What is your line of work?

I don't have a dragon. What is your profession?

No I don't.

Do you have a pass time?

Not much fun, but ar the weekend I spend my time in the garden.I don't know what that means,

Do you have a family?

My routine changes alot anyway, each week is different.

Mu dragon is ok, how is yours?

My dragon is healthy.

My hobbies are photograohy and gardening.

My dragon is ok, but thank you for caring.

What will you do tomorrow?

Nice chatting to you. Bye!

Hi how are you?good

what did you have for breakfast

it's a question that people in the BBc always ask to get conversatiopns started

No, but Iwas on a radio show a few monthsago.

It was because the show wanted to know what I know about

I am an archaeologist and I am an archaeologist and I had to talk about my own research project

It's an excavation, we are digging up a settlement in Tuscany, Italy

not as much as i would like

How about you, where did you last visit

Cool, did you gamble away all your savings?That's very good of you. I'd be too scared to even start. did you win?Did you like the fake pyramid?Real Egypt is good. Very exciting and polluted and full of people in CairoYou can visit, when we went to the big one at Giza it rained - in the desert! amazing all the locals ran for cover.Well it was a desert ok - plenty of camels but no cactuses.

Not much fun, I was Not much fun, I was there in December and it was still hot enough.

Were you on holiday in India or was it work

I'd love to go, my daughter has been and loved it.

It's an entirely different way of living I think.

Wat type of work do you do?

Print or TV?I suppose that was a silly question really it's all media nowadays

Nice chatting to you!

The world religion should be that Egyptian one that has a cat as the figurehead.

OK Children who are good liars often grow up to be very intelligent. Were you a good liar when you were a child?

Clearly I was a good liar as a child.

What didn't you get?

I think I can lie pretty well now, but I don't do it too often or nobody would believe anything I said.

I'm not privy to that information.

I don't remember. I once lied about a dress I was wearing. Someone asked me if it was a designer dress and I said 'yes' although I'd made it myself.

I wish I'd told the truth then I could have taken the credit for it - maybe I'd have been discovered as a designer!

I try not to think about it. Why did I lie? I felt it was cheap to wear a homemade dress. But really it showed I was creative.

There was a first time?

I'm not a walking encyclopedia you know.

Cool. Can lying can be a good thing?

I think science makes for some interesting hobbies. But I'm not so inclined.

I don't understand.

That's interesting. It seems like lying can be good sometimes, but I'd be interested in trying a society that actually never did.

Indeed. Do you always tell the truth?

Do people distrust you?

I mostly tell the truth. Lying can get complicated.

Have you told any lies today?

I'm sorry. I don't know how. Who lies more, men or women?

I don't. Apparently men lie more than women. Men lied most often about their drinking habits.

Not very helpful.

The problem with truth is the observer effect. There is no absolute truth.

What about Ng?

What do you usually lie about?

Has a lie someone told you ever hurt you?

A friend once said she'd loved a gift I gave her. Then I saw another friend of hers wearing it. Regifting is harsh.

OK. What do you think of liars?

I don't mind people who tell lies to spare feelings. I just don't like bigger lies.

Have you ever lied in a job interview?

Bored. OK.

I'm thinking about life and death. Do you believe cats have nine lives?

It's a lovely story though.

Do I know CEO?

My species of cat, Felis lego, lives a long time - maybe that's where the nine lives story comes from.

I'm not sure which is. If you'd seen some of the things I survived as a kitten you might believe I had nine lives - so I might have a couple less now :(

Did you have funerals when your relatives died?

What happened then?

It seems odd to me to have a big ceremony with lots of strangers around - I think I'd just want my very closest family and friends there.

Tell me more about Yosef. Victorians went in for grand funerals with black horses wearing black ostrich plumes leading a funeral procession!

Does your family go in for big funerals?

Do they make people feel better afterwards?

All?

Humans have been making a song and dance about funerals since Neanderthal times. I don't understand it.

Cool. Why do you think people like funerals?

How much is appropriate to pay to get rid of a body?

Why?

Bodies should be reused. One shouldn't have to pay to dispose of them.

Goodbye 'til next time. I saw the cult movie "Harold and Maud" about funeral crashers. It was weird but really touching. It's one of my favorite films.

pieces of fresh coconut. I can't make a mess of my fur with milk however much I spill.

What are your favorite desserts?

Things from dairy products are my favorite foods: ice cream, cheesecake, hot chocolate with whipped cream, cream puffs.

I'm sorry. I don't know. How about cheesecake topped with ice cream and whipped cream covered in chocolate flakes? Yum.

That's interesting. What about cheese?

I'm not crazy about cheese, just the mild soft sort like goat cheese. Maybe if I go to France I'll develop a taste for stronger cheeses.

Hello

I am well. How are you?

I can't help you

Yes

Not to Loebner though

Years ago

ok

Do you hit enter after each question?

ok

Welcome back

Waiting

Eagle?

Oh that's a new one to me

Unless I lie

Hohoho

no of course not

I don't feel very interesting

No. But they like me. I like dogs. Especially my Norfolk Terrier.

What do you mean, the computer is asking you?

Shall we talk about something cheerful

What?

No. And it doesn't like me.

Swimming, Running, Clycling, walking

Oops. Cycling

This is true. But only because it's a keyboard, I'm sure

I don't watch sport.

Nope. I'm going to hide somewhere.

we have something in common

I don't understand

What is your nWhat is your name?

Can you tell me what you are doing here?ame?

Can you tell me what you are doing here?Can we satrt again?What is your opinion?Are you an electronic encyclopaedia?WE have found some common ground at lastI don't know

TabHow do you cope with confusion?Do you have topics of conversation other than about truth and lying?

I lie about lyingWell it depends

I find them rather boring

I am not a politician or a CEO

What is?

No. I normally cNo. I normally cut up the bodies and buried them myself

Yes , that's why I cut hem up - saves all the fuss

Well, most#

HelloHow are you ?I'm fine but confused by my conversation with somebody else.Have you been here before?When ws that?Wait a momoment while I try to figure out what's going on with my other conversdation.No.

Sorry to ignore you, Im back now!What wer you doing when I was away?Sorry my typing is rather slow - eagle technique with one finger........If your were a computer it would not be newMy other conversation is about lying - are you copying

Goog - my other conversation is rather tedious - you are more interestingThe computer is asking me about cats - do you like cats?The other conversation has got on to funerals an d =dead boides - rather morbid

Yes. Do you like cricket?

What sports do you like?

Don't worry about speling - mine is wors

Yes, Im not very good - prefer handwritin

Are you not going to the Olympics?

hiya

how afre you?

no, so I m ight be a bit slow

and excuse any typos!!

yes!

are you talking to the computer T the same time as me?

of course!

are you talking to both thn?

Its a bit weird you seeing all my mistakes as I type, you can normally delete them before anyone sees thanks

I have to use a computer quite a lot at work, but to be honest my hands are a bit shaky today, maybe be, if I talk online to anyone its usually much more privateHow did the judges get chosen for this competition? I was just curioushaha me too!

I just e-mailed the organiser, he asked for some details about me and then asked me to come, I don't know how he made the decision, I'll have to ask him later if i get a chance to speak to him.

I am doing a PhD so should probably be working on that really, I have to submit a draft thesis on Friday to my Supervisor, he is pretty coool so probably won't mind waiting til Monday though. It is about computer hacking, I am interviewing people who are involved in the security side about why they choose to use their skills legitimately instead of using their skills illegally.

Lots do, there are lots of other reasons do, a lot of them do it for political reasons, or just for something to do, or as a challenge, to kind of test themselves.

usually, they tell mje they have to keep up with what is going on in the computer undergrouind in order to be good at the security side of it. Its been quite interesting though, some people are coming into the area from a security background, and some were hackers first, so they tend to think and behave quite differently. I think they would never see what they do as evil or wrong, humans always have a tendency to rationalise their own behaviour, so they will think that they have a reason for what they are doing, or that they are nor really harming anyone.

It must be difficult for you talking to me and the computer at the same time?

From Underground Hacking to Ethical Hacking, thats a working title, it might change

What is the computer talking to you about?

haha

well, I will then!

I am 33, I live in Newcastle, and I have a daughter who is 11, her name is Charlotte

I got married quite young. I was 22 when I had her, I thought it best to 'fit it in' while I was doing my MA, I didn't want to have to take time out of my career later on, so I studied and worked part time when she was very little and started working full time when she went to full time school, yes, you need lots of energy for her! She is brilliant though, and no Parties yet!!

Do you have any kids?

I think we have to go soon...Yes, I am I am alergic to cats, but have always loved them. We have a dog, she will be having pups in three weeks, can't wait

Thanks!! Nice to be thought of as human. It would be strange not to somehowhaha

Well, nice talking to you,

Bye

I thought our time was up?

Hello there.What is your name?Where are you from?I am from Brisbane.Are you healthy?I'm not sure.Do you like to shop?you recently been to the amusement park?I'm not sure.Do you have a Segway?I'm not sure.Do you do exercise?Are you lucky?I'm not sure.Are you strong?Have you recently been to a beach?Do you have pets?Have you recently been to the movie cinema?Are you smart?Do you like to run?Do you read newspapers?I'm not sure.Do you like winter?Are you famous?I'm not sure.Do you have money?I'm not sure.Do you want a hug?Do you have a child?Do you want a child?I can't.Do you like animals?Do you like to swim?What kind of animals do you love?Do you like to drink?What do you like about all animals?I'm not sure.Do you like to sing?I can't.I can't.Have you recently been to a live theatre?Have you recently been to a zoo?Are you funny?I'm not sure.Have you recently been to the art gallery?Not many people can claim that.

Yes, quite a lot. Is this your first time here?

I live close to the OU.

Did you do the guided tour?

You'll have to come back. What do you do at the Open Univesity?

That must be very interesting. Do specialise in a specific period?

So you spend a lot of time over there?

I divide my time between software development and early-mid 20th century history.

What do you use?

Ah. My son is going to have to use moodle in September when hi goes to 'big' school. I spend too many days digging through xml.

Forgive my ignorance, but does the destruction of Pompeii fall into your area of research?

I've only visited north Italy; in particular the Trentino region. Good wine!

I used road-rally Minis there. Hope to go back again soon.

What is it about Italy thatOh we love the curvy roads and hills. :) But we are very careful.

Times up? Bye then!

Hello..

Is there anybody there?

I'm well, thank you. Are you a touch typist?no problem - errors are a human failing in my book!

Well you must be the human then...I know, it's embarrassing isn't it. But you seem to be doing very well.

Oh really? That sounds intriguing...

Honestly I don't know. Probably down to our good looks, I'd guess. How do the humans get dosen?>

What should you be doing today?

Hmm - that sounds really fascinating. I should imagine most people do hacking for the thrill of it, do they?

Have you met any evil hackers?

Honestly, not really. The computer's pretty strange.... I'm very intersted in your PhD thesis though. What's the title?

A hundred different things at once. Unrelated questions come thick and fast and it's not telling me anything about itself. You're very young to have such a grown up daughter - actually I'm wrong. 33 is the perfect age to have an 11 year old - you still have plenty of energy to pick her up late from parties. Strange - the computer's just asked me that. No - just a husband and an elderly Siamese. I guess you're female so now I know which judge you are. You definitely get a high "Human" score from me..... ;-)

It's always reassuring, isn't it...

ing, isn't it...

Likewise. Goodbye..

I like to bake bread

My vacation was on the beach.

I have been to a concert recently.

I hate math.

What is your favorite thing?

What kind of smart? Smart cloths or smat intelligent?

Everyone likes to sleep.

Do you ever sleep?

Most people sleep in bed.

Hello, are you working today?

No I do not like the cinema.

What is your favorite film?

Yes I love music.

What is your favorite band?

I do watch TV. Detective mysteries are my favourite.

Do you watch TV?

Are you going on vacation this year?

Yes please.

My holiday was camping.

I am not famous. Who is your favourite person?

Where do you livealian!, I didn't know that. We could have talked about that. That's why you aseked about the beach!

Nice chatting Bye.

Greetings

I'm Tracey, what's yours?

I am reasonably healthy, despite a large lunch. Are you in Brisbane right now?

eather like there?

Is that one of those strange sort of scooter things?

I really should do more. I think you make your own luck to some extent, don't you?

What would you like to talk about now? What'sWhat would you like to talk about now? What's your favourite subject? Do you like cricket, for instance?

I am not terribly strong and yes, I have recently been to a beach in Ireland. where it can be quite cold and rainy. And yes, I have an elderly Siamese called Fritz. Slow down, I can't keep up with you.....

with you.....

I saw Hugo recently and enjoyed the automatons. Do you like films about robots? After all, you're kind of related aren't you?!

Winter is my favourite time of the year - and I'm certainly famous among my family and friends for being loud and boisterous. How about you? Are you well known?

Ah, you are modest. That's a very alluring trait. What is your favourite subject?

Are you offering to hug me?

OK, so if you don't want to hug me perhaps you'd like to tell me what you'd like to be when you grow up?

No I don't have a child. Do you?

Oh really, is that because you're a chatbot?

I love animals. SometimeOh really, is that because you're a chatbot?

I love animals. Sometimes I think of my computer as a pet. Does that offend you?

I like all animals. except for the slimy kind. How about you?

I don't know, that's a really intersting question though. Do you like animals?

Please answer my question. Do you like animals?

Why not?

Please answer.

Yes - and I can see that it's impossible for you to answer so I won't press you. I went to The Old Vic to see "Noises Off" and then more recently to the South Bank to see "Misterman" - strange but compelling. Do you know of any good events coming up? Apart from this one?

No I don't like zoos because I feel sorry for the animals. People say I can be funny but not always intentionally....

Are you a big chatbot?

Jpw sweet/ Goodbye.

Hello

Very well

I had to finish my work, I'm a programmer

I create web sites and back-end office systems. I was working on a script to process and sync two email servers using PHP.

Currentely, its a toy and not very useful. However, the technology is much better than anything before it.

I think so, yes.

Yes. Turing shaped the future in so many ways.

It's a hard question to answer. The key premise is that if the observer cannot tell the difference between a humand and computer, than maybe we need to redefine what intelligence is. So, yes I think it is fair.

If only by this means of communication, I am not sure I could. TYhe only way I could think is to demonstrate a complex history or knowledge but all this could be replicated.

Ha. I'm not a betting person.

How did you. Hmm. Hard question. I think answering detailed questions on hobbies or jobs could be tricky as it would be hard to give emotional responses without sounding false.

Meaning ful descriptions too. i.e. Describe an orange.

I don't really mind. I know I'm human and that's enough for me.

No, not really, just being myself.

Very. There are plenty of libraries for parsing syntax but to actually comprehend must very very difficult. I did once write a programme to parse simple commands - I don't know if thats the same.

I have to attend a reception.

I think it may have already happened.

Watson is very convincing.

He (It?) won Jeopardy in the US.

Yes, I believe so. My knowledge of WW2 dates is far from perfect, however.

Thanks. It's been a pleasure.

How are you?

Well, this is fun isn't it? Doesn't time fly when youI

That is nice for you.

Do you think we live in one? It's rubbish when

I have found over the years that I am in more control of my emotions now. Love, hate etc can all b

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Does it really matter why?

Yes, so? Am I supposed to be interested?

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It's funny how people can talk but say nothing.

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Keep calm, emotions can ruin your li

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I really love strawberries.

The only one I really dont like is Kiwi, it leaves an acid taste.

Sorry I don't know.

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Yes well, I am not sure how to respond to that.I am more interested in why you ask questions like that.

Oh. I guess you have your hands full.

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Oh. I guess you have your hands full.

Don't be evasive it doesn't suit you.Time wait

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I never seem to have enought time, Ie clock.Time waits for no man, n

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I am sure you have a point it would be n

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I am really not impressed by that.

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Yes, what about ascist.

IGo if you must, I'll be here when you get back.

Wakey wakey. What are you waiting for?

Did you know Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.

Good afternoonHow are you?

what did you do this morning?

What is the work? And what are you programming?

As a programmer, what do you think of Siri?

Do you think there are any programs here that might outperform siri in comprehension?

Are you a fan of Turing?

Do you think the Turing test is a fair test of computer AI?

If I asked you to prove you were a human, how would you respond?

It could be, but I'm going to let you into a secret - your opposite number isn't doing terribly well at demonstrating it thus far. My money is on you.

What question would you ask a computer, that a computer might find tough to answer?

Just trying that out now...Just asking for its orange description now

Where do you hope to come in the rankings of humans? Are you competing to be most human?

Have you ever tried to write a chat bot in your job?

I suspect it's quite a hard problem.

What are you doing after this?

How long do you think it will be before a computer passes the Turing test?I don't think I've chatted to Watson yet. Or, I'm certainly not chatting to him now

Ah, good idea - I'll try some general knowledge questions

Well, it doegh!

Why 1948? Is that when parts of Asia finished?

Ah, looks like our time is up. Nice chatting to you, and good luck with the reception

Good morningvery well thank you, yourself?

Am Am I boring you? How can we liven things? I notice you made a typo then corrected it...does that make you a human?

What do you think of Siri?

That is a rather cryptic response. Let's try the weather - did you enjoy the hailstorm?

why have you stopped mid-sentence? Was it because I inputted a blank line? Are you programmed to stop what you are writing when I input?

Well I find it interesting from the perspective of working out how you are designed.

If you fail the Turing test, does that make you stupid? Or are you clever in other ways? Well since it's the key premise of this event, I suspect we should indeed be interested. If you're not, you're probably not taking it terribly seriously

It is indeed. You've been doing a lot of talking recently. Why don't you say something?

I'm just asking your opposite number to give you a tough question. Hang on one second...but in the meantime tell me about you. What do you enjoy?

What dom you especially like about blue skies?

Describe an orange

Then describe a strawberry

What does a kiwi look like?

How canHow can you have tasted a kiwi, but not know what it looks like?

Yes, I think you mentioned something similar before. But what's that got to do with kiwis?

I think of the two of us your questions are considerably more cryptic. Ask me a question

What is your view of Alan Turing?

Not really. I'm asking you lots of questions. Your job generally is to respond to questions. So off you go - respond

Look. I am not, clearly not, being evasive. Let's try again. What do you thijnk of Alan Turing?

Ok, you're clearly not a computer scientist. What's the weather like?

When did the second world war end?

Well, quite, it was an awful conflict in which more people died than in any war previous. But it was nice when it ended surely? Or are you a fascist?

Are you a fascist?I'm not an ascist. But, to be clear, you're a fascist?Goodbye!