{"id":115,"date":"2011-06-08T15:43:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T19:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dadequate\/?p=115"},"modified":"2011-06-08T13:00:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T17:00:47","slug":"a-conversation-with-cleverbot-about-fatherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dadequate\/2011\/06\/a-conversation-with-cleverbot-about-fatherhood.html","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation with Cleverbot about Fatherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cleverbot<\/a>One of my favorite podcasts<\/strong> is WNYC’s RadioLab<\/a>. Last week’s episode was about talking to machines<\/a>, and mentioned a web application called Cleverbot<\/a>. Designed by Rollo Carpenter, it’s an artificial-intelligence software program that uses the Internet to “learn.” You ask a question or type a statement into a Googley kind of box. The bot then scrolls through a database of more than 20 million online conversations in order to find something in response to your question or statement.<\/p>\n

So it’s a chat robot that seems human. Kind of.<\/p>\n

With some trepidation \u2014 robots can be intimidating \u2014 I decided to ask Cleverbot about kids and fatherhood:<\/p>\n

—————<\/p>\n

[ME]: Do you like kids?<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Cleverbot]: No. Do you like kids?<\/em><\/p>\n

What do you have against children?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t have anything agenst cats, I just asked if you like rats.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is a little like having a conversation with a 4 year-old.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For some, yes. For myself? No.<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you have any children of your own?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That was one.<\/em><\/p>\n

WHAT was one? Where?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The picture.<\/em><\/p>\n

Can I see a picture of your children?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, you cannot see a picture of me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you have any advice for fathers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes.<\/em><\/p>\n

What advice do you have for fathers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yours.<\/em><\/p>\n

My father is an architect.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Was he very harsh with you when you were a child?<\/em><\/p>\n

No, he was kind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fascinating.<\/em><\/p>\n

Was your father harsh with you when you were a young robot?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, he was a computer.<\/em><\/p>\n

My mistake. I forgot.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer my question.<\/em><\/p>\n

What question?<\/strong><\/p>\n

STOP trying to be funny, it doesn’t work. ANSWER my question.<\/em><\/p>\n

You are mean. I have to go.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I appreciate your honesty, even though it hurts me.<\/em><\/p>\n

—————<\/p>\n

Thanks, Cleverbot. <\/strong>That was fun, except for the part at the end when you got all weird and aggressive.<\/p>\n

Also, “agenst” is spelled A-G-A-I-N-S-T. Duh.<\/p>\n

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