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Name:
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Sasha Scott
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Age:
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32
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Sex:
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Male
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Town:
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Brighton
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Country:
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England
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E-mail:
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sasha_scott@hotmail.com
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Chatterbots
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Cara
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What gave you the idea of developing a bot?
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I found it amusing to play with the illusion of computer intelligence, as
I was learning Lingo/Director, and it struck me as a cool project.
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Is creating bots a passion for you? A hobby?
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It's a thing I tinker around with sometimes, especially when I have
deadlines to meet.
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When did you start creating bots? Why?
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I started at college - it was a fun exercise in managing multiple arrays
of strings.
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What language is your bot programmed in?
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It is programmed in Lingo, and it exists as a Shockwave-Director 'applet'
- this gives really easy access to various multimedia elements in the
responses.
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How much time do you spend working on your bot per week/month/year?
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A few weeks per year.
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In your opinion, what are the best qualities of your bot?
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Well it's intelligent, worldly-wise, open-minded...
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What is your ultimate goal for your bot?
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Global domination?
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How do you see chatterbots being used in the future?
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They will probably be used more and more as voice interfaces are
developed - evolving into expert systems which channel your interaction with
the complex stuff underneath. Like Star Trek - "Computer! ..."
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Can chatterbots replace humans?
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Chatterbots can only replace a certain type of human - for example they
could possibly replace a person who talks and talks but never really says
anything, never listens, and never gives you any real answers. They will
never have emotions, for example - anyone who says they will doesn't
understand what emotions are.
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What is your favorite bot memory?
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I once read a really moving transcript of someone falling in love with my
bot online... To say any more would infringe their privacy.
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What was your worst bot moment?
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Many moments - when it was being stupid. As they tend to be...
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