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Name:
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Paolo Vacirca
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Age:
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19
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Sex:
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Male
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Town:
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Malmö
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Country:
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Sweden
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E-mail:
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paolo@algonet.se
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Chatterbots
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Paula
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What gave you the idea of developing a bot?
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If first came in "close-contact" with an artificial intelligence at the
BBS-systems in Sweden. One of them, called the Castle of Wizardry, had an
operator which was always "on-line". Her name was Lisa, and it took many
visits, and many hours before I figured out that this "Lisa" was nothing
but a robot. And that I figured AFTER asking, because she seemed very
strange sometimes and she never remembered who I was although I spoke to
her allot. After that, I knew that I wanted to try making my own bot.
Simple "yes" and "no" answering bots became more and more advanced. About
two years ago, I decided to develop "Paula". With the focus on actually
having a nice personality, rather being a bot with advanced
grammar-functions, Paula became quite popular. So I released version 2.0.
Then 3.0. 4.0 and 5.0. I am however developing Paula Second Generation,
which will be the most advanced bot I've made so far.
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Is creating bots a passion for you? A hobby?
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Programming is just a hobby of mine. My passion in life is making film,
and being a director is what I want to do for a living.
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When did you start creating bots? Why?
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(see question 1.)
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What language is your bot programmed in?
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All my bots this far have been made in BASIC-languages. Qbasic,
QuickBasic. For the "Paula Second Generation" which is not yet released,
I'm using VisualBasic.
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How much time do you spend working on your bot per week/month/year?
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When I had allot of spare time, I was working many hours a week. Now,
I'm too buissy with the film making. That's why "Paula Second Generation"
isn't ready yet.
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In your opinion, what are the best qualities of your bot?
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I would say its personality. It may not always seem very bright, but at
least she's fun talking to.
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What is your ultimate goal for your bot?
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The ultimate goal would be making enough money, to be able to produce
my own films rather than licking up to producers.
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How do you see chatterbots being used in the future?
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Chatterbots will probably take over most of the operator-jobs. I don't
think it will take over important peoples jobs, like the excecutives
phone etc. It will rather be the operator connecting you to whom you
which to speak. I mean, why can't a robot say "Just a moment. I'll hook
you though".
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Can chatterbots replace humans?
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In some extent. See the question above.
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What is your favorite bot memory?
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See question 1.
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What was your worst bot moment?
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Don't really have a worse. When realizing that Lisa was not real, it was
excitement rather than sadness. An artificial intelligence had fooled me.
Fantastic!
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