Test yourself against an AI computer

[Mr. McD]

20Q.net is an experiment in artificial intelligence. The program is very simple but its behavior is complex. Everything that it knows and all questions that it asks were entered by people playing this game. 20Q.net is a learning system; the more it is played, the smarter it gets.

(It need to go to school a little longer):)


http://www.20q.net/index.html

[MichiganVote]

1. I won using glass.

[MrScorpio]

2. I beat it

It couldn't figure out what a dildo was

[Deja Q]

7. OMG

You beat it with a dildo! :wow:

[Menshevik]

3. clementine

mmm clementines

[Deja Q]

6. Like this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2471780

[Menshevik]

12. oh hell yes

I picked up a box at the market and have been snacking on them all day...

Better clems than (insert random snack food here), I figure

[Deja Q]

4. Okay, read these questions... either AI or me is dumb. And it ain't me:

I told it that I am thinking of an ANIMAL.


29. I guess that it is a muffin? No.
28. Is it usually colorful? No.
27. Can you eat it? Yes.
26. Is it white? No.
25. Could it be found in a classroom? No.
24. Can you smell it? Yes.
23. Is it considered valuable? No.
22. Does it have cash value? Yes.
21. Does it burn? Yes.
20. I guess that it is make-up? No.
19. Does it come from something larger? No.
18. Does it come in specific sizes? Yes.
17. Is it multicolored? Yes.
16. Is it made of plastic? No.
15. Can it cheer you up? Yes.
14. Is it smaller than a golf ball? No.
13. Is it outside? No.
12. Can you put something into it? No.
11. Does it come in a box? Yes.
10. Is it flat? No.
9. Can you play with it? Yes.
8. Do you hold it when you use it? Yes.
7. Does it bring joy to people? Yes.
Can you find it in a church? Unknown.
6. Would you find it in an office? Yes.
Does it eat leaves? Unknown.
Does it live in grass-lands? Unknown.
5. Is it annoying? No.
4. Can it fit in an envelope? Yes.
3. Does it have four legs? No.
2. Is it larger than a microwave oven (or bread box)? Irrelevant.
1. It is classified as Animal.


By question 20, it asked if it was make-up. :wtf:

By question 27, it asked if it was a muffin.

I was thinking "gound turkey".

By question 29, it gave up and suggested these, seemingly haphazardly...:


poutine (fries, cheese and gravey)
a candy bar
lubricant
a pizza
chicken wings
a fruit cake
lunch
nachos
a cookie
a jelly doughnut
breakfast
soda-pop
spaghetti
a chicken nugget
a wooden match
a pie

[nickgutierrez]

5. I beat it using 'newspaper'

It thought police might use it, but I would hope that's not the case. I mean, if the cops relied on newspapers to tell them what happened, then wouldn't they always be a day late with the arrest?

[RevolutionaryActs]

8. Beat it with Wax.

:7

[sans qualia]

9. Won with "eschatology"

which is apparently similar to:

a paradox, justice, pi (the number), anorexia, a prime number (not divisible), physics, silence, an unknown, a contradiction, infinity, a hangover, a googol (large number, 10^100).

Um, I suppose a hangover is the usual end result of a night of drinking, but other than that I don't really see the connection...

[Guy Fawkes]

10. there is a hand held version...

I'm told it works just as well.

[redqueen]

11. I won using a pancake.

I've played a handheld version of this before, but lost using a shoe.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

13. I beat it twice. First time with a harp, and the second time with a

stuffed animal.

[Misunderestimator]

14. LOL... I won with "Tire Iron" but it eventually guessed... however....

This is its list of what it thinks a tire iron is/does (Apparently it bends, eats meat, is colorless, you can live in it, it swims, and is a dog):

Uncommon Knowledge about a tire iron
Does a hockey player use it? I say Probably.
Does it have cash value? I say No.
Can it bend without breaking? I say Yes.
Is it colorless? I say Probably.
Can you blow it up? I say Probably.
Does it eat seeds? I say Probably.
Can you live in it? I say Yes.
Does it have fur? I say Yes.
Is it a carnivore? I say Yes.
Is it normally planted in gardens? I say Yes.
Is it gray? I say Probably.
Can it swim? I say Yes.
Does it live in grass-lands? I say Probably.
Can you jump on it? I say Yes.
Is it a pure-bred dog? I say Yes.
Is it a specific color? I say Probably.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

15. Beat it with shrew

It had some funny ideas about shrews

Uncommon Knowledge about a shrew
Does it have a horn? I say Yes.
Can it fit in an envelope? I say Yes.
Can you see it in a zoo? I say No.
Does it bounce? I say Yes.
Is it lifeless? I say Probably.
Do you use it with a computer? I say Probably.
Does it burn? I say Probably.
Does it come from an animal? I say No.
Would you use it in the dark? I say Probably.
Is it warm? I say Doubtful.
Is it delivered? I say Probably.
Does it have leaves? I say Probably.
Does it usually live on a farm? I say Probably.
Would you pay to use it? I say Probably.
Is it man made? I say Probably.
Can you mash it? I say Yes.