Thursday, June 17, 2004
Chat Nannies - claims debunked -almost
Our very own Andy Pryke helped out in this study, evaluating the claims by Jim Wightman that his ChatNannies software could, essentially, act and converse intelligently enough to monitor chatrooms. And the result?
Basically, it couldn't. Wightman is a tricky character to pin down, and had some plausible excuses, but the software bore an uncanny resemblance to Alice, the AI chat program freely available on the net.
My interpretation is that Wightman is a fraud, and may have extended Alice slightly but has made wild claims for it that are not sustainable or justifiable. But we had a great time working out ways to remove human interference in the trials, ranging from wrapping the PC in aluminium foil to cut out wireless transmissions through to jamming wireless devices, coupled with some conversational tricks and tests for the software itself.
Andy's interpretation is available here, complete with transcripts and impressions.
Our very own Andy Pryke helped out in this study, evaluating the claims by Jim Wightman that his ChatNannies software could, essentially, act and converse intelligently enough to monitor chatrooms. And the result?
Basically, it couldn't. Wightman is a tricky character to pin down, and had some plausible excuses, but the software bore an uncanny resemblance to Alice, the AI chat program freely available on the net.
My interpretation is that Wightman is a fraud, and may have extended Alice slightly but has made wild claims for it that are not sustainable or justifiable. But we had a great time working out ways to remove human interference in the trials, ranging from wrapping the PC in aluminium foil to cut out wireless transmissions through to jamming wireless devices, coupled with some conversational tricks and tests for the software itself.
Andy's interpretation is available here, complete with transcripts and impressions.
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