20 Questions

Matts on 2003-06-29T12:57:44

From Justin Mason's blog, play 20 questions against an AI. It guessed a couple of my items very quickly...


Does it weigh more than a duck?

dug on 2003-06-29T18:48:21

Heh. Very cool. It guessed ballpoint pen correctly, but disagreed with me when I responded "Yes" to "Does it contain words?" ;-)

Deep insights from the A.I.

Damian on 2003-06-29T21:14:06

I tried matched wits with it...
1.              It is classified as Animal.
2.              Does it have four legs? No.
3.              Does it weigh more than a duck? Yes.
4.              Can it jump? Yes.
5.              Does it live in cities? Yes.
6.              Does it help accomplish tasks? Sometimes.
7.              Is it pleasurable? Depends.
8.              Can you play with it? Rarely.
9.              Is it dangerous? Yes.
10.             Is it a predator? Yes.
11.             Do you use it at night? Irrelevant.
12.             Does it live in groups (gregarious)? Yes.
13.             Would you find it in an office? Yes.
14.             Do you clean it regularly? Irrelevant.
15.             Does it bring joy to people? Rarely.
16.             Could it be found in a classroom? Maybe.
17.             Are there many different sorts of it? Yes.
18.             I guess it a criminal? Close.
19.             Does it live in the forest? No.
20.             I guess it a xenomorph? Close.
I was thinking of "a politician".

Re:Deep insights from the A.I.

pudge on 2003-07-01T23:27:22

1.          It is classified as Animal.
2.          Does it have fur? Yes.
3.          Is it small? Yes.
4.          Is it a domesticated animal? Sometimes.
5.          Is it a wild animal? Sometimes.
6.          Can it be trained to obey commands? Yes.
7.          Does it have a pointed snout? Yes.
8.          Is it colorful? Yes.
9.          Does it help accomplish tasks? Yes.
10.          Is it made in many different styles? No.
11.          Does it have short fur? Yes.
12.          Is it brown? Partly.
13.          Is it fuzzy? Partly.
14.          Is it a carnivore? Yes.
15.          Does it have a bushy tail? No.
16.          Does it have a long tail? No.
17.          Is it involved in movies? Yes.
18.          Does it have big ears? No.
           Is it used by the police? Unknown.
19.          Does it have fangs? Maybe.
20.          I guess it a jack russell terrier (dog)? Close.
I was thinking of "Damian."