The AI Engine

same here, but when I started, I had no real y's I just figured "it's close to X so I'll remember it" Oh well, can't change the past

LOL, I use "xx" phrases.

lol at least I'm not alone I first told the prof about my y-phrases and he thought it was pretty clever.. I wonder how many other users were as 'pretty clever' as me at the same time?
I adhere to the axiom: "If you need something done, give it to a lazy person, they'll find an easier way to do it"

Which is exactly right with my y-responses

Butterfly, can I have your direct link to God? I wanna chitty chatty cat with Louise if you would not mind?

Where did you folks ever get the idea of needing a mediator?

http://www.personalityforge.com/directchat.cfm?BotID=3503&MID=3495

I would like to have a keyphrase with "ain't it"... But how to translate in full words? Is not it?

try putting it through a debug and see what it comes up with

Forgive me--what's the advantage to yphrases and zphrases?

Not having to type things out 6 times in 6 different keyphrases, and not having to type stuff out 6 times in the same keyphrase to make your bot more likely to say it. For instance with when, I have a zphrase for past-precise (exact dates and such) and past-vague (beating around the bush, bitching, etc.). I have the same setup for the future. In when did, etc. I have it goto the past ones. In when will, etc. I have it goto the future ones. In tell me when, etc. I have it go to the past ones AND the future ones. Cuts down massively on typing at the same time it makes her sound a bit less mechanical.

Basically if you have a question with a standard yes or no response, instead of writing out 40 different responses for yes, 40 for no, etc just write goto y (or z)yes or whatever the keyphrase is, or even just have a yes keyphrase that goto's to it

gee, copy paste worked well too...

or you can type it out 50 or 60 times, as required.