Internet Bot's, a Hypothesis, page 2
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reply posted on 23-12-2010 @ 04:27 AM by davespanners
reply to post by Kryties



Thats a good theory.

Since the chat bot won an AI prize at Cambridge university this year though I doubt it's true. I think they might spot something like that


reply posted on 23-12-2010 @ 04:45 AM by Exuberant1
reply to post by Hefficide



Would you argue that it is a waste of resources to deploy chat bots throughout the internet as a means to sway discussions or monopolize people's time?

People only have so much time - a bot would be a good way to steal their time from them, regardless of whether or not it 'steers the debate'.

Several members on one of the Apollo threads were theorizing that there night be a bot posting on ATS.

Edit:

You can see several ATS members speculating on whether or not they have been unknowingly conversing with a bot for over 234 pages:

www.abovetopsecret.com...

(unless they were just insulting a fellow member. But that never happens around here, so it can't be that, right?)





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reply posted on 23-12-2010 @ 05:06 AM by Hefficide
reply to post by Exuberant1



Re: the referenced thread.

I'd go with option 2... well a variant. Frustration leads to mocking conclusions and accusations. My evidence? Bots don't tend to parse and reply. IE they don't cut and paste, add edit tags, etc.

But, having said that... there are some posters on ATS, from time to time, who repeat their points so often, over and over again, while ignoring all opposing information and fact, that they do tend to come across very bot like.

~Heff


reply posted on 23-12-2010 @ 05:08 AM by davespanners
reply to post by Hefficide



I just pasted your post into the cleverbot and it gave me this as a reply

Yeah, I know what you mean. But I didn't ask for any information. I just told you that I am in love with Abby Nelson.


Now that is surreal

I may start using cleverbot for all of my replies and see if anyone notices the difference
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reply posted on 23-12-2010 @ 05:11 AM by Exuberant1
reply to post by Hefficide



One thing which would help stop people from believing they are dealing with a bot is to have it occasionally mention that it is not speak good english at people and uses translator.

It could still monopolize people's time, even if it is losing. And few things make for a long protracted debate better than circular arguments and quote-spamming.


reply posted on 23-12-2010 @ 05:45 AM by Exuberant1
reply to post by DeltaChaos



Check out the Apollo thread I posted earlier. The one where people were speculating about the bots.

Go to the newest posts and work your way back.

ATS now punishes excessive quoting, but that thread has all manner of quote spamming - often used to fill page space, in glad-handing, and in doling out insults.


reply posted on 23-12-2010 @ 06:20 AM by Kryties
Originally posted by davespanners
reply to
post by Kryties



Thats a good theory.

Since the chat bot won an AI prize at Cambridge university this year though I doubt it's true. I think they might spot something like that


Ahh fair enough, I didn't know that hehe. Cheers for the info.


reply posted on 23-12-2010 @ 12:22 PM by playswithmachines
reply to post by DeltaChaos



I agree. However, you notice it always answered a question with a question?
Program line 1; get more info!
Goto line 1
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