20 Questions- an experiment in AI

Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:02 am by gromit

@corsair - thats my point entirely. True AI would have worked out the very simple equation....

My answer is A, His Answer is B....B is my master and everything he tells me is true....therefore I am WRONG.

<output> excuse me master, but I appear to be wrong....please tell me why </output>

The only way to learn is by trusting someone elses opinion. eg. at an early age a child trusts his parents to teach him correctly. Later on he trusts his teachers. After that he trusts his own judgement to choose who to believe.

I've studied AI and neural networks on a grand scale, trust me when I say that this is not a true representation of AI because it cannot learn outside of its original programming.

Unless of course, its learning and not telling us so....which is a possibility.

Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:23 pm by Nickless V2

I am guessing that it is a car tire?
Yes , No , Close
28. Is it round? Yes.
27. Can you put something into it? No.
26. Is it usually visible? Yes.
25. Is it smooth? No.
24. Do you clean it regularly? Depends.
23. Is it mechanical? No.
22. Can it protect you from the rain? No.
21. Can it be dried? Yes.
20. I guess that it is a spare tire? Close.
19. Is it used by the police? Yes.
18. Would you find it on a farm? Yes.
17. Does it fold up easily? No.
16. Do you use it in your home? No.
15. Is it man made? Yes.
14. Is it something you can wear? No.
13. Can it be washed? Yes.
12. Can you hold it? Yes.
11. Is it multicolored? No.
10. Is it hard? No.
9. Is it straight? No.
8. Is it flexible? Yes.
7. Is it part of a set? No.
6. Is it found on a desk? No.
5. Does it break if dropped? No.
4. Is it made of plastic? Yes.
3. Can you open it? No.
2. Do most people use this daily? Yes.
1. It is classified as Other.

Lol, look at this. I had car tire on my mind and he guessed it right the second time.
here's where it gets interrsting:

Similar Objects
a spare tire, a tire, a traffic cone, a tennis ball, a garbage can, a booger , a steering wheel, a loaf of bread , an air filter, a cotton ball, a hubcap, a golf ball.

Interresting right? now look at this:

You were thinking of a car tire.
Is it made of plastic? You said Yes, I say No.
Is it part of a set? You said No, I say Yes.
Is it mechanical? You said No, I say Yes.
Do you clean it regularly? You said Depends, I say Yes.
Contradictions Detected
It does not matter if our answers disagree, as over time the game will change its answers to reflect common knowledge. If you feel that the game is in error, the only way to fix it is to play again.

Uncommon Knowledge about a car tire
Is it worth a lot of money? I say Yes.
Is it involved in movies? I say Yes.
Does it make noise? I say Yes.
Can it scratch? I say Probably.

ok, up to here it's all making sense, now read this:

Does it grow on trees? I say Yes.
Does it come from trees? I say Yes.
Can it swim? I say Probably.
Does it sweat? I say Probably.
Is it used in Oriental cooking? I say Probably. (lmao! )
Does it grow on a tree? I say Yes.
Does it produce heat? I say Yes.
Is it annoying? I say Probably. (lol )
Was it ever alive? I say Yes.
Is it an invertebrate? (Inserted by me: what the hell is that?) I say Probably.
Can you make sounds with it ? I say Yes.
Is it crunchy? I say Probably.

Artificial: yes
Intelligence: Doubtful

very funny though

Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:37 pm by Indy11

I tried "clock." Many of my answers were "depends" instead of yes or no.

As in, is it made of glass, is it made of plastic, etc. The "logic" challenged my answers when I said "depends" and told me the correct answer was a yes, usually.

Which points back to what Grom described. Someone else answered ahead of me on the clock question but was far more rigid in what makes up a clock. Based upon that more rigid template, my answers were "wrong-ish".

Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:59 pm by mustang

I gotta agree with Nick, although this thing does learn from random Q&A's it is not intelligent, it just uses the process of elimination using the reponses of previous Q&A's. It does not actually think at all.

Uncommon Knowledge about a MP3 player
Is it a carnivore? I say Probably.
Is it flat? I say Yes.
Can it be worn by a person? I say Yes.
Does it grow on a tree? I say Probably.
Would you find it in an office? I say Yes.
Is it found on a desk? I say Yes.
Does it have a hole in it? I say No.
Does it lay eggs? I say Yes.
Do you look at it? I say Doubtful.
Is it a leafy vegetable? I say Yes.
Can it fit in an envelope? I say Yes.
Is it usually green? I say Probably.
Is it worn on the human body? I say Yes.
Is it an insect? I say Yes.
Does it have teeth? I say Yes.
Can you read it? I say Probably.

Well must be off, gonna go plant myself an ipod tree.

Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:01 pm by bret bretonian

It even got Paper Shredder for me!

I though of that one to throw it right off after it kept guessing correctly!

*walks away mumbling*

Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:39 am by Arania

I can conclusivley say that the program is not any sort of advanced AI, because it is quite lacking in any sort of higher Logic...

Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:00 am by Nickless V2

it's a database with objects and linked to it are characteristics which do not apply to it.
So if you're answering no to everything it should come up with the correct answer

There's nothing wrong with missiles

Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:14 am by |Shodan|

Diesel Powered Forklift

Lets see if it can guess it.

Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:16 am by |Shodan|

I am guessing that it is a refrigerator?
Yes , No , Close
29. I guess that it is a fridge? No.
28. Does it have lots of buttons? No.
27. Does it contain a liquid? Yes.
26. Is it cold? Depends.
25. Can it be easily moved? Depends.
24. Is it used in travel? No.
23. Would you find it on a farm? Doubtful.
22. Can you open it? Yes.
21. Can it be used for recreation? Rarely.
20. I guess that it is a lawn mower? No.
19. Is it used in a sport? No.
18. Does it have a hole in it? No.
17. Does it move? Yes.
16. Can any age group use it? Depends.
15. Do you make something with it? No.
14. Is it considered valuable? Yes.
13. Is it straight? Irrelevant.
12. Does it make sound? Yes.
11. Does it produce heat? Yes.
10. Does it have a handle? Yes.
9. Does it get wet? No.
8. Do most people use this daily? Yes.
7. Is it heavier than a pound of butter? Yes.
6. Could it be found in a classroom? No.
5. Is it round? No.
4. Can you buy it at a store? Yes.
3. Is it usually colorful? Irrelevant.
2. Can it be washed? Yes.
1. It is classified as Other.

He guessed:

Is it one of these ...
a freezer
a chainsaw
a dishwasher
a jackhammer
a forklift ALMOST
a van
a machine gun
a cruise missile
a vacuum cleaner
a garage door
an electric can opener
a siamese cat
a clothes dryer
a tanning bed
a recliner
a snow blower

You won!
Play Again
You were thinking of a forklift.
Is it usually colorful? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.
Can you buy it at a store? You said Yes, I say No.
Do most people use this daily? You said Yes, I say No.
Can you open it? You said Yes, I say No.
Can it be easily moved? You said Depends, I say Yes.
Does it have lots of buttons? You said No, I say Yes.
Contradictions Detected
It does not matter if our answers disagree, as over time the game will change its answers to reflect common knowledge. If you feel that the game is in error, the only way to fix it is to play again.

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Similar Objects
a fridge, a lawn mower, a refrigerator, a freezer, a dishwasher, a chainsaw, a jackhammer, a van, a machine gun, a cruise missile, an electric can opener, a vacuum cleaner.

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Uncommon Knowledge about a forklift
Is it made out of wood? I say Yes.
Does it display information? I say Probably.
Can it be used to put things together? I say Yes.
Is it brown? I say Probably.
Can you eat it? I say Yes.
Does it have legs? I say Yes.
Do you need batteries to use it? I say Yes.
Is it used for transportation? I say Yes.
Is it a metal? I say Doubtful.
Have you seen one in real life? I say Doubtful.
Does it bear live young? I say Probably.
Is it human powered? I say Probably.
Does it have lots of seeds? I say Yes.
Is it originally from Africa? I say Probably.
Would you eat it? I say Yes.
Does it bite? I say Probably.

Edited by - /Shodan/ on 11/9/2004 11:16:51 AM

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