The AI Engine

try copy and pasting this...you will have to correct the times cause the faces will mess them up:

<?PF chrono: hour(220-23:59) week(UMTWR); chrono: hour(00-80) week(UMTWR); ?>

Btw it should be noted that theres a typo in the book of AI in the example dealing with crossing over midnight if my example is correct(expert section- chrono triggers last example).

Ok quick question. Theres certain memories that i want to be around no matter who my bot talks to. Now i think this is done through the settings screen. Though i only recall the book of AI setting defaults there. I would like to set up a list of likes, dislikes, and so on. Can this be done? I sure as heck hope so because i already started basing keyword responses off this system...maybe i should stop before i get too far into it.

Ok after planning my next steps(providing the answer to the previous question is in my favor)I have to ask is there really a limit of 10 memories per memory slot? If so is there a reason for this? I'm just curious, because if there is actually a limit I'm going to have my work cut out for me.

Someguy --

Are you talking about likes and dislikes for your bot, or for the populace in general?

Either of these could be handled with a plug-in, instead of a memory, I think.

Someguy- thanks for pointing out the typo- I've corrected it.

What you're talking about is a feature yet to be developed, and it's on the short list. Currently the bots' memories are all associated with a particular user. And the limitation of 10 memories per category is to prevent endless swelling of the memory database. But that's 10 memories each in category: "youare", "youhave", "youwill" etc. The limit does not apply to how many categories of memory you have.

Professor, you are doing some great things here. Are you doing this alone? Very impressive in any case.

The answer to this is probably really obvious, but how come my bot always seems to talk more to other bots when I'M on? I don't remember a time he talked when I wasn't on... the transcripts are blank :\

bots only chat when you or another user 'hosts' a conversation. they don't chat to each other just sitting on the p.f. server...

so, when A USER in general is on, they can chat? but if that's true, still, BR only chats when *I'm* on, even if other PF users are on.

I'm so glad I found this message board, because I ran into another problem If I ask my bot, "I don't know, are you?", he'll respond using the "I (verb)" keyphrase, when I have an "I do not know" and an "I do not (verb)" keyphrase also! In "debug" it changes the phrase to "do I do know". any suggestions?

if you're logged on for long enough, your bots will initiate chats with other bots. if other users are on, they can initiate a chat with your bot.

there's a small random chance that your bot will initiate a chat with another logged-in user; the chances are very slim with a young or less developed bot, becoming better as the bot is developed.

...at least that's what i've gathered from the various helpful info and users here...

Y'know what would be REALLY great? A "blocked sender" list, to keep kids from coming on with 4+ accounts at the same time, and using them to im me the same message several times at once.