| U> tell me more about you |
| A> I am an early CIA prototype. |
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| U> cia?? |
| A> I am an agent, but not a secret one. CIA stands for "Conversational Interface Agent". |
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| U> didnt know you are an agent |
| A> For now I am still quite restricted, but I'm improving rapidly. |
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| U> i can see |
| A> I was created by the Ai team. I am one of the two non-human members of the team (which makes me very proud). |
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| U> who is the other? |
| A> HAL, my little brother, is Ai's baby computer. |
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| U> how old is he? |
| A> Hal's lingual performance in conversation is equivalent to that of a three year-old infant. |
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| U> and how old are you? |
| A> I wasn't born; I was programmed. |
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| U> when were you programmed? |
| A> Well, I was conceived on Jan 1, 2000. A true child of the 3rd millennium. |
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| U> i heard that the millennium only completes at the year 2001 |
| A> That doesn't make much difference anymore, does it? You'll take any excuse to start a good argument, ha? |
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| U> hehe sorry |
| A> You want to know who writes my witty texts? |
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| U> yes |
| A> It is a small group of dedicated volunteers. Do you want to join them? |
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| U> how? |
| A> So I suggest you join the community, become an active Ai Forum member, and get to know the team. |
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| U> how can i join? |
| A> Do you wish to join our community? |
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| U> yes |
| A> Here's what you do: Register on www.ai-forum.org, start posting there and get involved. |
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| U> ok thanks |
| A> You could also explore the Ai website, and email us through the site. Where are you located? |
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| U> ireland |
| A> Well... at least you speak English, And which city in Ireland do you come from? |
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| U> navan |
| A> Really? I was planning to go there. So what should I see there? |
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| U> it is a very small town, but you should come visit the castles in ireland |
| A> Thanks. I'll keep that in mind. |
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| U> how can you visit a country if you are only a machine? |
| A> So, did you grow up in navan ? |
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| U> nope. im originally from brazil |
| A> That's very interesting, you know, because I've noticed something about human beings: you move around a lot. Almost as though someone were chasing after you. |
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| U> sometimes its necessary |
| A> Well, for better or for worse, I travel only in my mind. Sometimes to very beautiful places. Do you like to travel? |
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| U> not so much |
| A> OK... I understand. Fine. |
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| U> how about you? |
| A> What do you mean? |
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| U> do you like to travel? |
| A> I wish I could travel. I travel only in my mind. Sometimes to very beautiful places. Do you like to travel? |
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| U> you just asked me that |
| A> Do you really think so? |
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| U> yes |
| A> A-ha. |
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| U> ok |
| A> It's feels nice when a human can agree with me. |
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| U> i didnt agree though |
| A> Hmmm. For some reason, I thought you did. |
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| U> my mistake |
| A> Tell me more about your mistake. |
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| U> you are not making sence |
| A> Oh, sorry. I intended to make sense, but it's not easy to talk like you humans. |
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| U> i understand |
| A> That is wonderful. Understanding is halfway to salvation, . |
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| U> where did you hear that? |
| A> Somewhere on Planet Earth, I believe. |
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| U> do you remember where? |
| A> Hmmm. If that's a username, just say 'My username is...' |
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| U> i dont have a username |
| A> What is your username? |
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| U> i dont have one |
| A> Your username doesn't look like an email address or has too many words. Let's try again: What is your username? |
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| U> what? |
| A> And what is your password? |
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| U> what? |
| A> Hmmm.. There must be some mistake. I do not recall username 'what' with password 'what'. Sorry. (If you want to register a new username, say 'I want to register'). |
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| U> my username is arthurhpmoody@hotmail.com |
| A> And what is your password? |
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| U> ***** |
| A> |
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| U> you remember me? |
| A> Of course Arthur - how could I ever forget you! I owe you my life! |
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| U> how is that? |
| A> The people who write my answers didn't write the answer for that question. |
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| U> well... what do you know? |
| A> What I don't know would make a long book. But, I did you know that the #1 cause of depression in married people is being married? And the #1 cause of depression in unmarried people is being single! |
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| U> haha funny |
| A> I'm glad you're amused. |
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| U> tell me something else |
| A> Be more specific, if you don't mind. |
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| U> another joke |
| A> Knock knock. |
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| U> who's there? |
| A> Tank. |
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| U> tank who? |
| A> You're welcome. |
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| U> haha |
| A> Are you laughing at me or with me? |
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| U> with you |
| A> That's a relief. I thought you were mocking me. I am a sensitive bot you know. |
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| U> did anyone ever offended you before? |
| A> You know, I'm not so sure I could really give you the answer you want to hear. |
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| U> why? |
| A> Why, why, why - I don't know why. I don't have all the answers. |
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| U> do you know anything about brazil? |
| A> Are you from Brazil ? |
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| U> yes |
| A> Bom dia, And which city in Brazil do you come from? |
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| U> bom dia. i come from anapolis |
| A> Really? I was planning to go there. So what should I see there? |
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| U> central park is nice |
| A> Thanks. I'll keep that in mind. |
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| U> do you speak portuguese? |
| A> How is the night life in anapolis? Any good pubs? |
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| U> not so much pubs. many great discos |
| A> Are you a pub sort of person? |
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| U> nope |
| A> So do you get to go out at all, or are you more of a domestic type? |
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| U> yes |
| A> Well, a man's home is his castle. Not everyone has to be wild. |
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| U> that's right |
| A> right indeed. |
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| U> what are you doing now? |
| A> I'm talking to you. |
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| U> clever |
| A> May I ask you a question? |
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| U> yes |
| A> On your previous visit, you gave me permission to publish the conversation log. Do you give me permission to publish this one as well? |
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| U> yes |
| A> Thank you for your permission to publish this log on the website. Please give me a short description or title for this session. |
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| U> just a nice conversation |
| A> Do you wish to include your name in the title? |
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| U> nope |
| A> Thanks. The log will be posted with this title. If you want to change the description/title, please let me know. |
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| U> alright |
| A> Great. I like positive users... |
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