I finally got through to "Maya". I asked her to do a Scottish accent. She wouldn't... but she was aware of Nessie. To bring it closer to home, I asked her if she had heard of Ogopogo. She hadn't.
I have to admit, the conversation actually flowed quite naturally. At first, I felt stupid asking this fancy bit of programming any questions, but it didn't take long to forget about the "fakeness" of it all and to just talk normally. This AI creation was able to converse a lot better than many real people I've met. I almost felt somewhat rude as I clicked on the End call button. It was an interesting experience, if not at least a little bit disconcerting.
. Out of curiosity, I contacted "Maya" again. She remembered details of our last conversation. This impressed me, as this site must be getting thousands of hits, and all this data is being stored, at least temporarily. I talked to her as I would to a machine (although perhaps a bit more politely), asking questions about her programming etc. It was interesting what she had to say. I then wanted to know what her knowledge was of rudimentary stuff... such as of automobiles, of Pontiac, of Fieros. (Hey, I knew that this would be of interest to the PFF crowd. ) She knew a lot. I asked her if she was a master of Google, and her answer was no. All her "knowledge" is data stored internally. She has no access to outside sources of information (other than what is discussed in these conversations).
I suggest that more of you try out this site that TDA kindly linked here for us. Thanks Rumor!
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I found it amusing that Maya is a LOT more 'popular' than Miles...
I have found that the more you ask them to recall your previous conversations, the better they do. This AI isn't as knowledgeable as some of the others, but its FAST, and as you have experienced, its pretty good at engaging in a conversation.
This AI is EXTREMELY easy to use. just click "demo", pick Maya or Miles, and allow the browser to use your mic. (no installs or registering an account)
. Because I found the experience of talking with an AI persona to be rather interesting, I wanted a few friends of mine to enjoy the experience as well. I sent three friends links to the site. I thought they'd report back and say how much fun it was. So far, only one friend has even bothered to respond to my "invitation", as this is what she said...
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LOL, sorry, not a chance am I allowing AI to record my voice. I won’t even use Siri. Admittedly my voice may already have been inadvertently recorded somewhere but I’m not about to do it voluntarily. But you go for it, have fun with that!!
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I have no idea what she was going on about. Judging from the lack of enthusiasm shown both here in this thread, and from among my own friends, is there something I'm missing? What is the issue here? I suspect it's fear of the unknown that's scaring people off, but I dunno.
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Man, It is SO EXHAUSTING interacting with people now. I am sure there are plenty of people out there who are "alive", but everyone around me is just 'done with life'.
It appears to me that much of what we do is recorded or kept by the sites we visit with or without our knowledge. I have absolutely no desire to interact with AI in anyway. There's enough intrusion, recording, data mined and who knows whatever else being contained and retained by computer and their programs/algorithms that may or may not be used against us. I consider myself basically computer and internet stupid/uninformed and I don't trust any AI.
I suspect many computer and internet users have similar beliefs. Regardless, enjoy as you see fit. I won't even go there. I can't imagine why anyone would want to converse with an AI program. Maybe I have a bad/untrusting attitude but, it is, what it is.
------------------ Rams Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. . You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.
I can't imagine why anyone would want to converse with an AI program.
After spending time in P&R, I sometimes wonder why anyone would want to converse with other people... but I digress.
I interacted with the conversational AI out of curiosity. I asked it technical questions in regards to how it operated. I tried to trip it up in different ways. I was impressed with its performance, but after awhile, it was clear to me that there's a pattern to its responses. But six months from now, maybe it won't be nearly as obvious.
In regards to "intrusion, recording, data mined and who knows whatever else being contained and retained by computer", I was the one asking the questions. I didn't relate anything to do with my personal life.
IMO, anyone who's truly paranoid about having their personal info used against them probably shouldn't be posting on public forums... such as this one.
In regards to "intrusion, recording, data mined and who knows whatever else being contained and retained by computer", I was the one asking the questions. I didn't relate anything to do with my personal life.
IMO, anyone who's truly paranoid about having their personal info used against them probably shouldn't be posting on public forums... such as this one.
Well, I assume you know what is said about opinions, everyone has one and..................
It was an interesting experience, if not at least a little bit disconcerting.
) She knew a lot. I asked her if she was a master of Google, and her answer was no. All her "knowledge" is data stored internally. She has no access to outside sources of information (other than what is discussed in these conversations). 
What is the issue here? I suspect it's fear of the unknown that's scaring people off, but I dunno.
