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WittyBird
17th-November-2005, 01:34 PM
http://www.20q.com/

And I wonder why I don't get any work done :whistle:

LMC
17th-November-2005, 02:03 PM
Saw this ages ago - it's cheating slightly, but you can confuse the hell out of it with abstract concepts: I still remember picking "ethics" as my 'word' and the AI asked "Do policemen use it?" - my answer? - "Sometimes" :rofl:

under par
17th-November-2005, 03:13 PM
Saw this ages ago - it's cheating slightly, but you can confuse the hell out of it with abstract concepts: I still remember picking "ethics" as my 'word' and the AI asked "Do policemen use it?" - my answer? - "Sometimes" :rofl:


My answer , "No but thome of them hath houtheth there."

LMC
17th-November-2005, 03:22 PM
That would be Ethicth wouldn't it? :innocent:

It's quite a clever project, but not sure how accurate it's going to be - although the only answers allowed are Yes, No or Sometimes, there will be lots of people confusing the AI by lying to it - ironically, I didn't do that, it was far more fun trying to find a word that would beat it fair and square :D

LMC
17th-November-2005, 03:54 PM
The word I thought of: Perfection




Q20. I am guessing that it is an eggbeater?
Right, Wrong, Close

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19. Does it spin? Maybe.
18. Do you make something with it? Maybe.
17. Does it move? Depends.
16. Can it be heard? Depends.
15. Can you make sounds with it? Irrelevant.
14. Do you hold it when you use it? Maybe.
13. Could you send it in the mail? Maybe.
12. Is it made of plastic? Depends.
11. Is it something you bring along? Doubtful.
10. Is it round? Depends.
9. Is it larger than a pound of butter? Depends.
8. Is it worth a lot of money? Depends.
7. Does it make noise? Maybe.
6. Is it straight? Irrelevant.
5. Is it hard? Sometimes.
4. Do you use it at work? Rarely.
3. Does it come in different colours? Maybe.
2. Can you use it with your friends? Irrelevant.
1. It is classified as Other.

:rolleyes:

and :rofl: @Q4 (my bold)

ducasi
17th-November-2005, 06:10 PM
It's fairly easy to stump with abstract notions, as they are so rarely described the same by everyone.

I've managed to get it a few times with physical objects (e.g., a coat hanger,) but it has an uncanny ability of pulling the right guess out of the blue, somewhere around question 17.

LMC
17th-November-2005, 06:23 PM
Fair enough ducasi

I just completely confused it with staple remover :D

TiggsTours
18th-November-2005, 12:21 PM
It couldn't get a vibrator either, although, some of my answers were interesting:

Can you use it at work? - Sometimes
Is it found in a classroom? - Sometimes
Does it get wet? - I'll leave this answer to your imaginations!

pjay
18th-November-2005, 03:28 PM
It couldn't get "a cat"...

Of course I was thinking very generic cat, so "is it small? sometimes"

and it did guess nearby "tiger cub" <-- I'm thinking well yes this is a cat, but not all cat's are tiger cubs, so I say it's incorrect

Rebecca
18th-November-2005, 04:22 PM
I'm almost ashamed to say that these things continue to amaze me - I feel a bit like a kid being shown a 'magic' trick. You could figure out how it's done but I don't want to. Going to do it again :D

LMC
18th-November-2005, 04:30 PM
It has a definite lack of self-awareness - didn't guess 20Q.net until Q28...

pjay
19th-November-2005, 06:25 AM
It has a definite lack of self-awareness - didn't guess 20Q.net until Q28...

Well, at least it has some form of self-awareness...

Here's my interesting question though... could it visit itself and play the game with something that it thinks of?

Yliander
19th-November-2005, 09:26 AM
It couldn't get a vibrator either, although, some of my answers were interesting:

Can you use it at work? - Sometimes
Is it found in a classroom? - Sometimes
Does it get wet? - I'll leave this answer to your imaginations!proberbly has to do with the fact that the game is G rates

i stumped it with Flare nut

Yliander
19th-November-2005, 09:29 AM
confused it again - this time with copper pipe

ok it's to easy to win against

confused it again this time with crayon

Stu
20th-November-2005, 07:56 PM
it wasn't up to getting quorn either.

Asif
21st-November-2005, 03:24 PM
It couldn't get a vibrator either, although, some of my answers were interesting:

Can you use it at work? - Sometimes
Is it found in a classroom? - Sometimes
Does it get wet? - I'll leave this answer to your imaginations!
Interesting. That's what i thought of aswell .... and these are the questions it came up with ....


29. Get your mind out of the gutter! I am not allowed to talk about stuff like this, but, I am guessing that it has something to do with sex? Yes.
28. Does it weigh more than a duck? No.
27. I guessed that it was a girlfriend? Wrong.
26. Does it provide protection? No.
25. Does it taste good? Irrelevant.
24. Would you find it on a farm? No.
23. Is it worn? No.
22. Does it come in a box? Irrelevant.
21. Does it get wet? Yes.
20. I guessed that it was a woman? Wrong.
19. Does it usually have four corners? No.
18. Is it bigger than sofa? No.
17. Is it round? No.
16. Does it have buttons? No.
15. Would you use it in the dark? Irrelevant.
14. Does it have lights on it? Irrelevant.
13. Does it make noise? Sometimes.
12. Do you use it at night? Irrelevant.
11. Does it move? Yes.
10. Can you put something into it? Yes.
9. Does it have lots of buttons? No.
8. Does it break if dropped? Maybe.
7. Does it weigh more than 1 tonne? No.
6. Does it have a horn? No.
5. Is it made of metal? Sometimes.
4. Is it involved in movies? Sometimes.
3. Is it small? No.
2. Does it bring joy to people? Yes.
1. It is classified as Other.

It's funny how after asking if my "thing" was bigger than a sofa or had four corners (i answered No to both), it came up with "A WOMAN" :rofl: It also had some funny contradictions to my answers!

Is it made of metal? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Does it break if dropped? You said Maybe, I say No.
Do you use it at night? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.
Would you use it in the dark? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.

Cruella
21st-November-2005, 03:29 PM
Interesting. That's what i thought of aswell .... and these are the questions it came up with ....


29. Get your mind out of the gutter! I am not allowed to talk about stuff like this, but, I am guessing that it has something to do with sex? Yes.
28. Does it weigh more than a duck? No.
27. I guessed that it was a girlfriend? Wrong.
26. Does it provide protection? No.
25. Does it taste good? Irrelevant.
24. Would you find it on a farm? No.
23. Is it worn? No.
22. Does it come in a box? Irrelevant.
21. Does it get wet? Yes.
20. I guessed that it was a woman? Wrong.
19. Does it usually have four corners? No.
18. Is it bigger than sofa? No.
17. Is it round? No.
16. Does it have buttons? No.
15. Would you use it in the dark? Irrelevant.
14. Does it have lights on it? Irrelevant.
13. Does it make noise? Sometimes.
12. Do you use it at night? Irrelevant.
11. Does it move? Yes.
10. Can you put something into it? Yes.
9. Does it have lots of buttons? No.
8. Does it break if dropped? Maybe.
7. Does it weigh more than 1 tonne? No.
6. Does it have a horn? No.
5. Is it made of metal? Sometimes.
4. Is it involved in movies? Sometimes.
3. Is it small? No.
2. Does it bring joy to people? Yes.
1. It is classified as Other.

It's funny how after asking if my "thing" was bigger than a sofa or had four corners (i answered No to both), it came up with "A WOMAN" :rofl: It also had some funny contradictions to my answers!

Is it made of metal? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Does it break if dropped? You said Maybe, I say No.
Do you use it at night? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.
Would you use it in the dark? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.
You said it doesn't have buttons, but some do. Apparently:innocent:

Asif
25th-November-2005, 02:34 AM
You said it doesn't have buttons, but some do. Apparently:innocent:
Apparently .... :whistle: Well, i suppose you're more likely to know than i am! :wink:

WittyBird
19th-December-2005, 01:13 PM
If your sat in the office on the wind down to Christmas with not a lot to do then have a look at this:-

http://mofuya.com/flash/swan_en.htm

(the whole of our office are playing it!) :what: