The thought reading program

Vicsun · Post by **Vicsun** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 8:14 am

This thing is scary and it certanly freaks the hell out of me. You think of a word, any word at all and it will (probably) guess it after asking you questions

http://y.20q.net:8095/btest

12 questions to guess supernova and 19 questions to guess doorknob

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 8:37 am

Stupid program - I tried with socks - and it took some 25 guess, and the program said "no" to if it was used by police

... tsk tsk tsk, as if they walk around barefooted in their shoes all day

CM · Post by CM » Mon Nov 24, 2003 9:14 am

I won!
I used Trade

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 9:42 am

I beat it with grass, but it guessed car with only 13 questions. It did have an advantage since the fourth question was "Does it have 4 wheels".

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 5:32 pm

I won with "a brain", but the game suggest a human heart and a fibre optic cable

I also won with "snail", but the computer guessed it after 28 question.

monggo · Post by **monggo** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:39 am

i won with an axe

but the program dissagreed on theese points

Can it cheer you up? You said Yes, I say No. (killings fun)
Does it get wet? You said Yes, I say No. (blood is wet)
Is it something you bring along? You said Doubtful, I say Yes. (dont kill ner your own house)
Does it have a hard outer shell? You said Yes, I say No. (???)
Do you use it in your home? You said Yes, I say No. (cop keep snooping around)
Is it straight? You said No, I say Yes. (???)
Does it make noise? You said Probably, I say No.
Is it pleasurable? You said Yes, I say No. (killings fun)

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:13 am

30 guess for a Motherboard.

19 guess for RAM

Couldn't guess IDE Cable ... somewhat technical also .... maybe I should try a dip-switch

Ned Flanders · Post by **Ned Flanders** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:22 pm

It didn't get mitre saw. I would have accepted 'saw' as a guess but it never went down the road of power tools. It did guess soldering iron after 20 questions but that's not close.

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 10:34 pm

Well, it took 19 questions to get ceramic tile...

but my wife beat it with mailbox, though the program didn't agree with several of her answers...

Vicsun · Post by **Vicsun** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:57 pm

I find it rather telling of the average SYM mentality that most of us viewed this thing as something to be beaten or outsmarted, rather than marvelled at for its level of A.I. and ability to learn...

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:58 pm

*giggle* I beat it at 29 questions with "omnivore"

CM · Post by CM » Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:53 am

What can you say vicsun, we are great at what we do? Beat up on poor defenseless computer programs

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 1:36 am

Originally posted by Vicsun
I find it rather telling of the average SYM mentality that most of us viewed this thing as something to be beaten or outsmarted, rather than marvelled at for its level of A.I. and ability to learn...

It is not that complex a program.

It can be programmed rather "easy" (okay - relative), there is no need for AI to be involved.

All that is needed is to ask questions based on the answers that have been given in the past and then eleminate paths to items it know, depending on the answer that people gives.

That is not AI - that is simple elemination of branches in a tree

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 4:59 pm

Emotion: it guesed "AN emotion" in 19, but i won. Atom in 19. Most I have so far is 29, on bullet. Lightbulb filiment was another win at 29. I thinks thats when it gives up.