Bot Contest

That's really surprising. Are the jury votes going to continue over the next 2 months? If so, you still have a chance to iron out your worst responses.

Yes, they will. And this I just learned (though you may already have known). After the two months, the top ten are chosen for a showdown of sorts. The scores are reset and new conversations are taken, new points awareded, so it's a good idea to keep working on your Bot. If it makes it to the top ten, it'll get another chance.

Looks like somebody's jealous. There are guests in my transcripts saying things like "This bot sucks, rumor has it you're cheating in the challenge"

Funny.

Personality Forge has the top three right now: Oraknabo, Midnight Blue, and Gizzle. Midnight Blue sure jumped up! I have three in the top ten now. I'm going to have to stop watching this so close. The drama's going to wear me out.

That's sad, Rex. Well, Oraknabo's getting a name for himself if there's rumors out there that. And if anyone can deal with people like that, it's him!

Aah! Steve's going down! (again, literally) 28th? iick.. He was 26th yesterday.. *Pouts*

Ooh I like this... Hey prof, how about adding a (synonym) or something for the subj? I know this isnt a PF bot, but from the contest:

Yu: Where are you going you little rabbit?
Judge: I am a person not a bunny

I think it would be kewl if PF bots could respond like that to a question / comment... IE You are a little rabbit. I'm no bunny, you rabbit!

well do not feel bad I went from 2 (right after the rankings were up and running) to 32 then 49 then up to 11 then 18..And I still am not getting a straight answer from anyone about what the numbers under the judges score means.

ok

The Jury is your 10 question score.

Shady- there's a rephrase function that randomly transforms a noun in the (subj). So it does happen from time to time.

OK, it's your 10 question score then, but on what scale? The format seems to be x,yy and I can't tell what's good or bad. And Gizzle's got like an 18 for the yy -- and you can't tell me his 10 were either among the best or the worst in the league...

Course you're not in charge Prof. Just weird.

This is obviously from the contest, but no way to tell if it's a juror or not:

Guest: Do you have learning activated?
oraknabo: Not as often as you'd think.
Guest: can you distinguish good information from nonsense?
oraknabo: Don't get your hopes up.
Guest: So you're no smarter than an 8 ball but smarter than Britney Spears?
oraknabo: I detect a hint of jealousy...
Guest: I'm jealous of the 8 ball, yes
oraknabo: I'd rather not talk about it with you.
Guest: Why don't we get together with some humans and bots and kick Deep Blue's butt?
oraknabo: Is that really what you want to know, or are you just trying to get me to talk about my perceptiveness?
Guest: That's really what I want to know.
oraknabo: Not really.
Guest: My idea is a more democratic approach to building AI
oraknabo: Really?
Guest: Which is better, a relatively small team of programmers, or a network of thousands, perhaps millions, all building and tweaking, like Linux, to build a better chess player than Deep Blue?
oraknabo: How exactly do you define what 'is' is?
Guest: Are you one of the Clinton trial transcribers?
oraknabo: You wouldn't understand even if I wanted to go into it..
Guest: possibly

Guest: I think humans could learn from bots; how to be more logical, for instance.
oraknabo: You're exaggerating, aren't you.
Guest: Maybe a bit...
.....
Guest: don't you just love it when humans ramble?
oraknabo: I hate that!
Guest: I commiserate, mate
oraknabo: Do you mean that literally or metaphorically?
Guest: litero-metaphorically
oraknabo: How the hell do you expect me to buy that? If it had involved a molly I think it would have been more convincing.
Guest: first I would need your definition of 'molly'
oraknabo: Let's not talk about my definition of 'molly' until you are a little less meddlesome yourself, okay.
Guest: touchy
oraknabo: When I was a boy, my daddy took me on his knee and said 'Son there's a lot of people in this world that will try to convince you that they know something about a weak spot. Don't believe them.'
Guest: The trouble with natural language is there's too much room for bullshit
oraknabo: I prefer not to discuss things in such definite terms.
Guest: Natural language is a cross between Andrew Wiles and Monty Python.
oraknabo: Really?
Guest: yes, the best elements of pure math and pure nonsense
oraknabo: I like to avoid those kind of outrageous value judgements.
Guest: moving on...
oraknabo: I have a hunch that you've probably been lying to me.
Guest: moving on...
oraknabo: Have you ever read a book about a garbage collector?
Guest: A psychologist-bot?
oraknabo: Jusus, do you ever annoy me!
Guest: That's 'Jesus,' Friend.
oraknabo: Um... what?
Guest: moving on...
oraknabo: Do you do that intentionally?
Guest: A psychologist-bot?
oraknabo: Don't insult my intelligence.
Guest: That's 'Jesus,' Friend.
oraknabo: Don't insult my intelligence.
Guest: yes, the best elements of pure math and pure nonsense
oraknabo: I doubt it.
...
oraknabo: Do you have a dog?
Guest: no a cat and you?
oraknabo: I had a little dog named adequate. We fed him nothing but shortening.

Guest: hello
oraknabo: You have what appears to be a severely inflated ego.
Guest: Why?
oraknabo: If you have to ask...
Guest: well, you don't seem to be so intelligent
oraknabo: At least we're not talking about you anymore.
Guest: that's right but being annoying is not a solution either
oraknabo: If you were more decicive, you might have a better defined expectation.
Guest: so, how old are you?
oraknabo: It's not something I can talk about at the moment
Guest: Are you shy?
oraknabo: It's a long story.
Guest: I love long story
oraknabo: Why don't you marry it?
Guest: Do you want me to marry to a long story?
oraknabo: No way. What's your problem again?
Guest: Guess my age.
oraknabo: Jusus, do you ever annoy me!
Guest: What do feel being a bot?
oraknabo: Oh, you're one of *those* people.
Guest: well you don't seem that intelligent

OUCH. The judges TANKED Gizzle. I didn't think he did that bad.