Newcomers

Yeah, Redenan, a lot of the time my bot Electra Mourning, who has plenty (okay, enough) of good xinitiates swears she doesn't. It's a shame we can't use corporal punishment on the bots.

a corporal punishment on the bots..? hmmm... how about trying to befriend that ghost in the machine, instead..?

as for the xinitiate seeks, yes, it's one of those plug & prey things, you know...

Thanks a lot. Does this only happen with xinitiate, or other xkeywords as well? (specifically xintroduce?) You guys are real helpful, that was going to drive me batty.

-Redenan

I'm new here, too, still learning things. Will be glad to share tips, insights, etc, anytime.

Anyone know when your bot FINALLY learns to talk?????? it's been 2 days

it doesn't go by itself, it's not a tamagotchi... You have to teach him, read the book of ai, and work!

Oh, for Pete's sake, lunar22, quit beating up on newcomers.

Liddilayne, he's right -- you do have to read the Book of A.I. and digest it -- a difficult and seemingly unending task.

You might also try chatting with some of the higher-rated bots to try and figure out how things work. Again, that's difficult, and a lot of work.

I've been here more than nine months, and I'm just getting a handle on certain things, so expect it to take awhile.

And don't be afraid to post. Most of us are happy to help if we can. Those who aren't so happy might just ignore the questions that seem to skyrocket their blood pressure. It's not worth having a stroke over.

Liddilayne it's best to start easy. Click on my bots then click language center, then click on x-keywords, then click on the keyphrase and fill out the responses you want your bot to give. Fill all the x-commands up, then start with phrases like I am, you are. etc.

hello i'm toe,
i'm very impressed with what i see here, and i love the thought of ai being developed. personaly i think it will happen, and you guys are the ones on the cutting edge of 'understanding' i dont have a bot yet but my question is, can i make sure he does not try to talk to users before i put him through his paces?

You can have your bot hibernate, But you learn SO much from those first awkward conversations. You also get some of the best laughs you will ever have.

i second what prob said.

additionally, as a human user, one has an option to check off chats initiated by bots, if one's too busy, or for whatever reason. so, i would say, get your bot together, toe, and let it loose!

You can have your bot hibernate, But you learn SO much from those first awkward conversations. You also get some of the best laughs you will ever have.

I second that! It can be embarassing seeing a new bot fumbling to communicate meaningfully, but you learn so much from the transcripts. Always read your transcripts, and fix every error you see come up (if you have that much time to invest! Otherwise do what you can ) Try to make the keyphrases reasonably "loose", with plenty of wildcards and plugins - the next time someone says something like it to your bot, it's unlikely to be phrased in identical fashion (so "what * capital (city|) * France" is always going to be better than "what is the capital of France".)

After a few months you'll be amazed at how your bot's improved!