Part of the problem is that the program depends on human input to establish it's answers, so it is flawed from that point. For example, it failed to guess "Android," but some of it's "answers" were very strange.
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bob_the_rambler
Where'd That 6th Toe Come From?
I am guessing that it is a battleship?
Yes , No , Close
19. Is it smooth? No.
18. Can you switch it on and off? Yes.
17. Can any age group use it? No.
16. Can it float? Sometimes.
15. Is it shiny? No.
14. Is it something you can purchase? No.
13. Does it have a horn? Sometimes.
12. Does it have one or more wheels? No.
11. Can it save your life? Yes.
10. Is it used for transportation? Yes.
9. Can you hold it? No.
8. Is it hard? Yes.
7. Is it man made? Yes.
6. Does it bring joy to people? Sometimes.
5. Is it a body part? No.
4. Do you hold it when you use it? Rarely.
3. Does it come in a box? No.
2. Is it something you bring along? Sometimes.
1. It is classified as other......
It was close i was thinking of a tank...
Yes , No , Close
19. Is it smooth? No.
18. Can you switch it on and off? Yes.
17. Can any age group use it? No.
16. Can it float? Sometimes.
15. Is it shiny? No.
14. Is it something you can purchase? No.
13. Does it have a horn? Sometimes.
12. Does it have one or more wheels? No.
11. Can it save your life? Yes.
10. Is it used for transportation? Yes.
9. Can you hold it? No.
8. Is it hard? Yes.
7. Is it man made? Yes.
6. Does it bring joy to people? Sometimes.
5. Is it a body part? No.
4. Do you hold it when you use it? Rarely.
3. Does it come in a box? No.
2. Is it something you bring along? Sometimes.
1. It is classified as other......
It was close i was thinking of a tank...
calculon000
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bob_the_rambler said:
The correct answer is yes. The military can purchase it from a manufacturer of tanks.bob_the_rambler said:
The correct answer is yes. It has many wheels that the treads are mounted on.bob_the_rambler said:
That's why it got it wrong, you gave it wrong info.
See, that's what I mean. A machine is only as stupid as the human who uses it. So in Bob's case, the machine is pretty stupid.
bob_the_rambler said:
It's a strange world Bob lives in, where tanks bring joy to people.
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It's quite simple for an AI, but it still proves that knowledge based AIs can be quite amazing -- as long as their knowledge hasn't been manipulated by some people trying to be funny.