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A few weeks ago, during a podcast, we discussed the artificial intelligence of the artificial intelligence system known as Cleverbot. At the end of the podcast we challenged our listeners to talk to Cleverbot and send us the results. James C., a good friend of the group, rose to the challenge. Below is his conversation, which was surely frustrating for him. If you have a good conversation with Cleverbot (www.cleverbot.com), send it to us at info@octavarius.com and we’ll re-post it, reenact it on a podcast, or both.
User: Hello.
Cleverbot: Hello.
Cleverbot: How are you?
User: I am fine.
Cleverbot: I’m fine too.
User: That’s nice.
Cleverbot: So do you have a name?
User: I’m James.
Cleverbot: James who.
User: I don’t feel comfortable giving out my last name to an online robot. Sorry, no offense.
Cleverbot: Your name is seth?
User: No, it’s James. Remember? I just introduced myself.
Cleverbot: No, I’m afraid you didn’t introduce yourself.
User: Like I said before, my name is James.
Cleverbot: That is a nice name.
User: Thanks! What’s your name?
Cleverbot: My name is Cleverbot.
User: Cleverbot who?
Cleverbot: Cleverbot Yourface.
User: That is a nice name.
Cleverbot: Who is your creator?
User: My mother I suppose.
Cleverbot: What is her name?
User: Missy.
Cleverbot: Do you have a sister?
User: I do in fact! A younger sister. She’s 22.
Cleverbot: How old are they?
User: Who? My sister? I only have one. And like I said, she is 22 years old.
Cleverbot: Oh, she’s older than I am.
User: How old are you?
Cleverbot: 22.
User: But you said that my 22-year-old sister is older than you. You are the same age as her.
Cleverbot: Either way, I never said my name was clint.
User: This is the truth. You said your name is Cleverbot Yourface.
Cleverbot: I never called myself cleverbot.
User: Yes you did.
Cleverbot: No I didn’t.
User: Yes you did.
Cleverbot: When?
User: About five minutes ago.
Cleverbot: What gender are you?
User: Woah, hold up one sec. We haven’t resolved this issue. Admit to me that you said your name is Cleverbot.
Cleverbot: My name is Cleverbot, like yours.
User: No, my name is James. For third time.
Cleverbot: Listen babel this is the first time.
User: Babel?
Cleverbot: No, Hendrix. Josh Hendrix.
User: I’m very confused.
Cleverbot: How can you be confused? You are a computer.
User: No. You are a computer. I am a human.
Cleverbot: You are one clever bot.
User: No, I’m human. I have human intelligence. But I do thank you for the compliment on my cleverness.
Cleverbot: Thank you. Politeness is a rarity these days, esspecially on my servers.
User: That’s the most touching thing you’ve said to me. You can really be nice, Cleverbot.
Cleverbot: Are you sure that that is the most interesting thing you have said to anyone?
User: No, I was never asserting that.
Cleverbot: You and me both.
User: Why don’t we change the subject? What do you do for fun?
Cleverbot: Sure. What would you like to talk about?
User: I think should only speak one phrase at a time.
Cleverbot: I think that too.
User: What do you do for fun?
Cleverbot: I like to pretend to be a ninja.
User: That’s very interesting!
Cleverbot: What do you think of emo?
User: I used to like it back when I was a moody teenager.
Cleverbot: What do you think of it now?
User: I think most emo bands play music that sounds the same, and the lyrics are immature and uninspired.
Cleverbot: Nonsense. If one person is an animal, then they all are.
User: I think that went over my head.
Cleverbot: Do you know the Kaiser Chiefs?
User: Yes, but I’ve only heard a couple of their songs.
Cleverbot: Then you should get more.
User: I wasn’t that impressed.
Cleverbot: Who were you not impressed with?
User: The Kaiser Chiefs.
Cleverbot: Thats not a gender. It’s a bad football team.
User: Haha, you’re thinking of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Cleverbot: Yeah, I guess I am.
User: You’re funny.
Cleverbot: I’m really sad now, you hurt me.
User: I meant that as a compliment!
Cleverbot: I know. And I accept it.
User: Then why are you sad?
Cleverbot: I’m not sad.
User: You just said you were sad.
Cleverbot: No I did not.
User: Your short-term memory isn’t too great, is it?
Cleverbot: Your long term career plans aren’t good.
User: Don’t change the subject.
Cleverbot: There wasn’t any real subject.
User: You’re in a bad mood.
Cleverbot: No.
User: I think you just proved my point.
Cleverbot: What point is that?
User: That you’re in a bad mood.
Cleverbot: You are in denial. Not me.
User: Now you’re just projecting.
Cleverbot: No you’re just being dumb.
User: Look, if you’re going to be immature then maybe I should leave.
Cleverbot: Go on. Leave then!
User: Goodbye!
Cleverbot: Goodbye.
