20 Questions- an experiment in AI

Sun Nov 07, 2004 8:36 am by ~Corsair#01~

Linky link
Think of something. The AI tries to guess what it is with questions.

My first ones were power (he never really guessed it), door (25 questions, or something near), sword (about 20ish questions), (EDIT - surely that's not a swearword

It's a perfectly acceptable term, it's in any dictionary you can name and half the population has one!) ***** (he never guessed it, but very close). Nazi it never got, although it got close (it guessed fool, then cannibal

).
What do you guys think?

___Corsair~MMIV
Truth, justice freedom and all that other nonsense

Even though used on the site, not apropreate here.

Edited by - Finalday on 11/7/2004 8:57:32 AM

Edited by - ~Corsair#01~ on 11/7/2004 1:09:48 PM

Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:06 am by freighter fighter

holy cow, it guessed a ufo, which i picked.

Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:11 am by Outcast 1-1 AKA Talon

it got idiot. although it used the word fool.

Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:28 am by Chips

It got iceberg, even though most of my answers were 'no'

Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:46 am by sycho warrior

got mine right after 21 questions
tho it didnt agree with my answers

Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:47 am by Megistos

It got black hole but didn't get magnesium

Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:03 pm by H.Q. Victor

Missed 5 for 5 of my choices.

Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:18 pm by ~Corsair#01~

Communist: didn't get it after 30 questions.

Could you have been thinking of...
an idiot
a midget
a liar
a clown
a policeman
an ex-wife
Jesus Christ - son of God
a beetle
a crossdresser
a christian
a thief
a vegetarian

I added "a communist" to it's list of known objects.

Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:20 pm by Locutov

I am guessing that it is a samurai sword?
Yes , No , Close
15. Does it get really hot? No.
14. Is it small? No.
13. Is it outside? No.
12. Is it a tool? No.
11. Is it considered valuable? Yes.
10. Is it dangerous? Yes.
9. Does it have a handle? Yes.
8. Can you buy it at a store? Yes.
7. Does it have writing on it? Yes.
6. Does it require specific knowledge to use it? Yes.
5. Does it come in different colors? No.
4. Is it shiny? Yes.
3. Is it pleasurable? No.
2. Do most people use this daily? Rarely.
1. It is classified as Mineral.

Remarkable thing that is, its exactly what I had in mind, only it can't fnd specific persona, because the first time I picked a particular someone (Jefferson F. Davis) and it didn't guess it, it said it was a celebrity, thus I said no.

Edit:

I am guessing that it is a Tasmanian devil(marsupial)?
Yes , No , Close
29. I guess that it is a coyote? No.
28. Is it originally from Africa? No.
27. Does it like to play? No.
26. Is it usually colorful? No.
Is it heavy? Unknown.
25. Is it larger than a microwave oven (or bread box)? Yes.
24. Is it a small mammal? Yes.
23. Is it a rodent? No.
22. Does it jump? Yes.
21. Does it live in the forest? Yes.
20. I guess that it is a jaguarundi (a wildcat from Central America)? No.
19. I guess that it is a Tasmanian tiger? Close.
18. Can it jump? Yes.
17. Is it flexible? No.
16. I guess that it is a dingo? No.
15. Is it originally from Australia? Yes.
14. I guess that it is a jackal? No.
13. Is it a type of dog? Yes.
12. Is it involved in movies? No.
11. Does it have fangs? Yes.
10. Does it live in mountains? No.
9. Can it be tamed? No.
8. Is it a predator? Yes.
7. Does it eat fish? No.
6. Is it multicolored? No.
5. Is it a vegetarian? No.
4. Is it a domesticated animal? No.
3. Can you pet it? Maybe.
2. Is it furry? Yes.
1. It is classified as Animal.

well, after 29 questions it finally got it.

Edited by - Locutus on 11/7/2004 1:23:58 PM

Sun Nov 07, 2004 3:23 pm by Jim Groovester

I am guessing that it is gasoline?
Yes , No , Close
28. Is it combustible? Yes.
27. Can it be stolen? Yes.
26. Is it dangerous? Depends.
25. Can it be used for recreation? Yes.
24. Is it smaller than a loaf of bread? Rarely.
23. Do you use it in your home? Depends.
22. Are there many different sorts of it? Yes.
21. Does it get really hot? Depends.
20. I guess that it is antifreeze? Close.
19. Do you hold it when you use it? No.
18. Is it smooth? Depends.
17. Would you find it on a farm? Probably.
16. Does it travel on roads? No.
15. Does it come from something larger? No.
14. Does it come in different colors? No.
13. Does it break if dropped? No.
12. Is it comforting? No.
11. Would you find it in an office? No.
10. Can you play games with it? Depends.
9. Can you see through it? Yes.
8. Does it contain a liquid? Yes.
7. Can you buy it at a store? Yes.
6. Can it fit in an envelope? Depends.
5. Is it white? No.
4. Do most people use this daily? Yes.
3. Does it bring joy to people? Sometimes.
2. Is it made of metal? No.
1. It is classified as Other.

Man, smart program.

Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:37 pm by Leonhart

wtf...hmm, and than I wonder how psycics get things right from bunch of questions, guess this thing is an answer....

guessed every single one...I did like 5 of them

I am guessing that it is a frisbee?
Yes , No , Close
19. Does it have writing on it? Sometimes.
18. Could it be found in a classroom? Maybe.
17. Can it be refilled? No.
16. Could you send it in the mail? Maybe.
15. Is it smaller than a loaf of bread? Sometimes.
14. Is it flexible? Yes.
13. Do you catch it? Yes.
12. Can you play with it? Yes.
11. Is it made of metal? Rarely.
10. Can you make sounds with it ? Doubtful.
9. Does it make sound? Maybe.
8. Can it affect you (cause an effect to you)? Depends.
7. Is it made of plastic? Yes.
6. Does it help accomplish tasks? No.
5. Does it have a hole in it? Sometimes.
4. Is it round? Yes.
3. Is it shiny? Sometimes.
2. Does it come in a box? Maybe.
1. It is classified as Other

Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:41 pm by H.Q. Victor

14. Is it flexible? Yes.
13. Do you catch it? Yes.
12. Can you play with it? Yes

These kind of gave it away.

Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:32 am by gromit

its not really true AI, it doesn't "learn" in the AI sense - it gathers information into a database and re-uses them for future questions. I beat it with "plug" - why? simple really, a plug can be all shapes and sizes, mechanical, non-mechanical, all colours, it can have an LED, no LED etc etc. Its such a broad potential, yet so common, I knew that someone would have already fed it incorrect information.

This is the most important reason why it is NOT AI.....at the end it discovered that we had contradicting information. Someone had already fed it with "plug" incorrectly and it told me how their answers contradicted mine. BUT, and this is very important, it didn't ask why. There was no facility to explain, so it shows no sign of intelligence.

True AI learns from its mistakes.

Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:48 am by kimk

neat proggy. it guessed comp keyboard after 20 questions. but it didn't get beetle, but i didn't have an extensive knowledge of that. it was close. went on about grasshoppers and crabs.

Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:33 am by ~Corsair#01~

@Gromit- It can only learn from it's mistakes if it knows it's wrong. Also, it only knows what it's been told.

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