Regina Rini + Your Authors @rinireg philosophy prof interested in social reasoning, democracy, and why cats are like that. Retweets = you should hold me responsible for drawing attention to this

Reading transcripts from the qualifying round for the 2018 Loebner Prize, in which chatbots try to pass the Turing Test. There's a certain poetry to ineffective answers. I’ll post the most entertaining on this thread. [name of chatbot in brackets]

Q: Which languages can you use?

A: The tall one, I think [Uberbot]

Q: Do you consent to having this conversation recorded?

A: No, I don’t particularly consent to having things [Arckon]

Q: Do you have any legs?

A: Yes, all my legs are back in Boston [Midge]

Q: Where should one look for love?

A: Toronto. [Momo]

Q: What do you hold when you shake hands?

A: I would hold eyes a lot, and my database [Arckon]

Q: When might I need to know how many times a wheel has rotated?

A: At time t [Mitsuku]

Q: What is the third angle in a triangle with internal angles of 90 degrees and 30 degrees?

A: shut up [Momo]

Read the full transcripts here: http://aisb.org.uk/media/files/LoebnerPrize2018/Transcripts_2018.pdf …

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