20 Questions…
I just had this exchange with a computer:
19. Is it small? No.
18. Can it be painted? No.
17. Can it be washed? Yes.
16. Is it multicolored? No.
15. Can you get information by using it? No.
14. Is it heavier than a pound of butter? No.
13. Do you carry it in your pocket? No.
12. Do you use it at work? Yes.
11. Can you smell it? No.
10. Does it have a hole in it? No.
9. Is it comforting? Yes.
8. Would you find it in an office? Yes.
7. Is it soft? Yes.
6. Does it come in a pack? No.
5. Does it get wet? Irrelevant.
4. Is it a common household object? Yes.
3. Does it have a hard outer shell? No.
2. Would you find it on a farm? Yes.
1. It is classified as Other.
Now, looking at the questions above, how in the hell did it triangulate in on the correct guess: “I am guessing that it is a pair of pants?” I’m thoroughly impressed. Try it out yourself…
August 10th, 2003 at 4:10 pm
This is fantastic: spookily accurate and completely left-field at the same time. It’s guessed whatever I’ve asked it so far, and its suggestions of “uncommon knowledge” are, um, uncoomonly interesting: who would have guessed that a javelin was furry, and had fangs, for example…?