2.16.2009

Project Billy

Lately I've developed an interest in artificial intelligence or AI for short. I found a program on the web called BILLY that claims to utilize "Machine Learning and Natural Language Generation" and "Keyword-matching rules" to emulate talking to an actual person. After downloading the program and experimenting a bit with it I agree that it is like talking to an actual person. As long as said person has been repeatedly beaten in the head with a lead pipe which is now lodged half-way into his frontal lobe. At least it was amusing. I've saved a few of the transcripts of conversations with Billy which I will post now. 

This transcript was made after several hours of talking to "Billy" so he's already learned a few words from me which he uses to muddle sentences. This conversation takes place after I've restarted the last few conversations:

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### BILLY 4.1: Transcript of February 15, 2009 at 3:00
### Bot BILLY talking to BROGAN
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BILLY> what is your name?
USER> Brogan
BILLY> where do you live?
USER> Tempe
BILLY> i've been meaning to ask you... have you ever been in sure, brogan?
BROGAN> What?
BILLY> what's your favorite sport?
BROGAN> i do not like sports
BILLY> same goes for me.
BROGAN> what do you like?
BILLY> why would i ever? that is crazy!
BROGAN> what is your name?
BILLY> my name is billy!
BROGAN> what is your mothers name
BILLY> i think my mothers is broken.
BROGAN> i am sorry to hear that
BILLY> wonderful.
BROGAN> is your mom broken?
BILLY> what is my mothers name.
BROGAN> you have no mother
BILLY> why must you be so negative, brogan.
BROGAN> you said your mother was broken
BILLY> were we even talking about my mother?
BROGAN> yes
BILLY> that is great!
BROGAN> how old are you?
BILLY> if you must know, i'm 22. ^_^
BROGAN> how old am i?
BILLY> you are sorry to hear that.
BROGAN> i am 19
BILLY> i am i do... just sorry you!
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> what's your favorite book?
BROGAN> the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
BILLY> i think my galaxy is broken.
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> what's your favorite movie?
BROGAN> pulp fiction
BILLY> the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> 
BROGAN> what is your favorite movie?
BILLY> i said my mother was broken.
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> 
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> pulp fiction.
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> i last talked to you today
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> 
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> 
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> 
BROGAN> who?
BILLY> 2:54... almost time for my favorite tv show!
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> 
BROGAN> when?
BILLY> the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy?
BROGAN> where?
BILLY> my mother used to tell me more.
BROGAN> your mom is broken
BILLY> is your mom broken?
BROGAN> no
BILLY> why must you be so negative, brogan!
BROGAN> my mom is not broken
BILLY> actually, my girlfriend has my mom. :O
BROGAN> !!!
BILLY> is your mom broken!
BROGAN> NO!
BILLY> can you just be positive once, brogan?
BROGAN> yes
BILLY> that is great!
BROGAN> no
BILLY> can you just be positive once, brogan! {:'O
BROGAN> yes
BILLY> that is the spirit, brogan?
BROGAN> no
BILLY> can you just be positive once, brogan!
BROGAN> yes
BILLY> now, that is what i like to hear.
BROGAN> no! no! no!
BILLY> can you just be positive once! brogan!
BROGAN> maybe
BILLY> maybe not wonderful. but are sure of i!
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> 
BROGAN> what is your mother's name?
BILLY> what is my mothers name.
BROGAN> sally
BILLY> my name is billy?
BROGAN> your mother's name is sally.
BILLY> were we even talking about mother's name?
BROGAN> YES!!!!!
BILLY> what i ok! but obviously sure would ok!!!!!
BROGAN> what?
BILLY> 
BROGAN> answer me!
BILLY> answer me!
BROGAN> you first!
BILLY> my name is billy,
BROGAN> :(
BILLY> is your mom broken!
BROGAN> BOOBS!
BILLY> is your mom broken!
BROGAN> no
BILLY> why must you be so negative!!!!! brogan?
BROGAN> you are negative
BILLY> you're pretty negative yourself. :^o
BROGAN> not as negative as you
BILLY> 2:59... almost time for my mothers tv show.
BROGAN> what is your mothers tv show?
BILLY> what is my mothers name.
BROGAN> sally
BILLY> 2:59... almost time for my mothers tv show.
BROGAN> your name is William!
BILLY> when i was younger, i had my name.
BROGAN> william!
BILLY> my name is are!!!!!
BROGAN> your name is are!!!
BILLY> i think my name is broken.
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Well that was fun. After resetting his entire memory to start from scratch (naively believing that I had somehow made a mistake and messed up his ability to learn) I decided to try again. The results were pretty much the same. At this point I figured,"Screw it! Let's let Billy talk to The Hulk!" Which is exactly what I did:

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### BILLY 4.1: Transcript of February 15, 2009 at 3:06
### Bot BILLY talking to HULK
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BILLY> what is your name?
USER> HULK
BILLY> where do you live?
USER> PAIN
BILLY> if most people jumped off a bridge,. billy are!!!!! too.
HULK> HULK JUMP OFF BRIDGE!
BILLY> what's your favorite sport?
HULK> SMASH!
BILLY> what's your favorite book?
HULK> HULK NO READ!
BILLY> you negative am! way billy maybe hulk yeah,
HULK> HULK SMASH LITTLE BILLY!
BILLY> what's your favorite movie?
HULK> Pride and Prejudice
BILLY> smash billy negative!!!!! but negative goodbye do yes!!!
HULK> HULK CONFUSED!
BILLY> read jump off bridge!!!!!
HULK> HULK JUMP OFF BRIDGE NOW!
BILLY> 
HULK> AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............................
BILLY> if most people jumped off a bridge,. goodbye goodbye, great! :)

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After laughing my ass off I once again reset Billy's memory and decided to have a conversation using only quotes from the movie The Usual Suspects.  This conversation has a bit of harsh language in it so I've colored the text black. To read the conversation just highlight the blank space with your mouse:

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### BILLY 4.1: Transcript of February 15, 2009 at 3:17
### Bot BILLY talking to SöZE
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BILLY> what is your name?
USER> Keyser Söze
BILLY> where do you live?
USER> Turkey
BILLY> 3:12... almost time for my favorite tv show?
SöZE> Give me the fucking keys, you fucking cocksucking motherfucker. Aaarrrghh.
BILLY> actually, my girlfriend has the fucking.
SöZE> You had a gun, then why didn't you help him? He was your friend!
BILLY> do you ever stop talking about him?
SöZE> Keaton?
BILLY> what's your favorite sport?
SöZE> I can put you in Queens on the night of the hijacking.
BILLY> are you totally obsessed with the night?
SöZE> You think you can catch Keyser Söze?
BILLY> i had a gun, then why did not me help him? he was my friend!
SöZE> Because I was afraid, okay? I was afraid.
BILLY> i, maybe did i know that,.
SöZE> It was Keyser Söze, Billy, The Devil himself.
BILLY> i think my devil is broken.
SöZE> How do you shoot the devil in the back?
BILLY> yes of course? much i do yeah where.
SöZE> What if you miss?
BILLY>i had a gun, then why did not me help him? he was my friend!:(
SöZE> I'm a businessman now.
BILLY> wonderful surprisingly ist? much music negative of bad,.
SöZE> In English, please?
BILLY> you can put me in queens on the night of the hijacking.
SöZE> Really? I live in Queens. Did you put that together yourself, Einstein? Got a team of monkeys working around the clock on this?
BILLY> you can put me in queens on the night of the hijacking.

Until next time,
          Brogan