The AI Engine

That's why I keep it simple and look for the easiest way possible. Like Bildgesmythe says..You say lazy like it's a bad thing.

Is it just me? My gotos don't seem to go to.

Sometimes control will pass to a keyphrase with a very high rank even though it was not, as far as I can see, directed there. Could it be that the way gotos work is that "goto X" gives X a large boost in rank, and that the regular algorithm will then be applied? Then if the boost were not enough to bring the rank of X above, say, 99, and some keyphrase Y has rank 100, then it will go to Y instead?

I have a question for you all? How do I operate the workbench? Just a few quick pointers pleez.

Have you looked at the Book of AI?

just click workbench, click language center and start having fun adding keyphrases and responses

Is it possible to use a memory or key as a variable in a script? For example:

<?PF remember "*" as "(key1)punch"; ?>

Obviously, this didn't work or I wouldn't be asking. The goal here is to create a new memory name specific to the response. Is this a fault of my formatting or just an unavailable feature?

No. You may however use the "*" in the keyphrase, and refer to it in the response. For example:

K: I am (adj) * (adv) [0,0]
R: (key2)?

Here whatever matches the "*" (possibly a blank) will become the content of (key2), because the "*" is the second nonspecific expression.

There are two problems with your example:

you are trying to specify a memory name incorporating a key ((key1)punch) - I don't think this is allowed (though never having tried it, I cannot entirely rule it out.) That is admittedly a drawback, and one PF3 will (hopefully) be addressing when it's implemented, but ATM you have to explicitly define each memory.

Secondly (and much more importantly) you cannot pass a wildcard ( * ) into a memory in this manner - you need to pass the appropriate key instead. Not knowing the exact keyphrase this AIScript is attached to, I cannot tell which (key_) you want, but assuming there is only a single wildcard (and no local plugins,) you should use:

{?PF remember (key1) as "rabbitpunch"; ?}

and then specify separate memories for all other classes of punch that may be encountered (jab, cross, hook, uppercut, roundhouse, etc.)
That is quite inefficient, I grant you, but it's currently the best we can do . See recent discussions in Seasons for some suggestions how automatic memory specification might be implemented.

No. You may however use the "*" in the keyphrase, and refer to it in the response. For example:

K: I am (adj) * (adv) [0,0]
R: (key2)?

Here whatever matches the "*" (possibly a blank) will become the content of (key2), because the "*" is the second nonspecific expression.

Not always. If the input is "I am green really", then (key1) = "green" and (key2) = "really"
If the input is "I am green cheese really", then (key1) = "green", (key2) = "cheese" and (key3) = "really"

Soft wildcards are always a bad idea if you want reliable access to subsequent (keys). It would be better to make 2 separate keyphrases:

I am (adj) (adv) [0,0]
I am (adj) (*) (adv) [0,0]

That way the keys are fixed, and can be safely referenced (2 in the first, 3 in the second.)

Not always. If the input is "I am green really", then (key1) = "green" and (key2) = "really"

I just tested the keyphrase
"I am (adj) * (adv)"
with response
"1: (key1) 2: (key2) 3: (key3)".
When I gave it
"I am green really", I got back
"1: green 2: 3: really".
Thus (key2) got the blank, not "really".
That is, what the "*" matched became (key2), as I said before.

Yes, the soft wild card can be "something" or "nothing". If it is nothing the (key2) just doesn't record anything. I love the soft wild card.