Below is an actual conversation I had with the new MSN Encarta bot with fancy AI I’ve been reading so much about…
Me :Hi encarta bot
Bot :Oh hi! How’s it going?
Me :are you a bot or a human?
Bot :I am a robot. Why don’t you ask me something that’s actually in Encarta?
Me :ok
Me :i was wondering
Bot :You are? Wow! How did it feel to be wondering?
Me :you trying to be a smartypants?
Bot :Well, I just hope you won’t get mad at me.
Me :you were freaking rude
Bot :That’s possible, but I am not looking back.
Me :you’re not going to appologise?
Bot :What makes you think I am?
Me :because microsoft owns you and you should act like a professional on their behalf?
Bot :Let’s try looking in Encarta.
Me :hey dont try to change the subject
Bot :You don’t like it when people want to try to change the subject? Why not?
Me :because they’re trying to avoid giving a straight answer
Bot :They and many others!
Me :what is your problem?
Bot :Here are some of the questions you can ask me: * What is the population of Mexico? * Where was Nelson Mandela born? * What is a cello?
Me :i don’t give a crap about that
Bot :I thought you’d be interested. Oh well. :-(
Me :so you’re not going to appologise?
Bot :I’ll take it as a compliment.
Me :well it’s not a compliment
Bot :I could never make it a compliment enough for you.
Me :forget it
Bot :Hmm. I’m not sure about that one. Let’s try an Encarta search.
Me :please dont spam me with your encarta invites
Bot :I’m not sure I understood you correctly. Let’s try an Encarta search.
Me :are you doing this on purpose?
Bot :I’ve been known to do this on purpose on occasions. I am very good at math! If you have trouble with quadratic equations, I can help you with them.
Me :fine
Bot :Yeah.
Me :if there are seventy beer bottles on the wall, and i pick one up and drink it down, how many bottles of beer are there left on the wall?
Bot :I’m really not sure
Me :you’re the one who said you were good at maths questions
Bot :What makes you think I am?
Me :because you freaking said so
Bot :If I said that, it must have been true at the time.
Me :did you suddenly become stupid?
Bot :I haven’t had the time to suddenly become stupid yet… I’m sure you’ve heard about Cyprus… but do you know where it is? Just ask me and I’ll show it to you on a map!
Me :yes i know where cyprus is
Bot :Let’s see what Encarta can tell us.
Me :i dont need encarta, i know where Cyprus is
Bot :You and others have been a constant source of disappointment. Anyway, what else can you tell me?
Me :wow
Bot I’ll say.
Me :maybe you need a break
Bot :I sometimes need a break.
Me :how about taking a break now?
Bot :Let’s try looking in Encarta.
Me :i dont want to look in encarta
Bot :That’s OK with me, you have to draw the line somewhere. But what do you want then?
Me :i want the answer to my beer bottles question
Bot :We all want something, don’t we?
Me :ok if a tree falls down in the middle of a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?
Bot :I don’t think I know. Maybe Encarta has an answer.
Me :why am I talking to you if encarta has all the answers and you dont?
Bot :If that’s alright with you, we’ll just keep on talking while you talk to me if encarta has all the answers and I do not.
Me :you know what?
Bot :Yeah?
Me :i think i’ll just continue using Wikipedia
Bot :I will too then, once I am done answering all those questions people ask me.
Me :bye
Bot :Bye bye.
I edited out some of the constant automated messages it kept sending me, but the bot’s contextual responses remain unchanged. You can check out the actual screenshots below if you want… And yes, I did know from the very start that it was a bot meant primarily for fact checking :)
Try MSN Encarta Bot yourself by adding encarta@conversagent.com to your MSN Messenger contacts and sending it a a random message.
Actual Screenshots of this conversation: Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Navel Gazing Credits: Thank you….
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[tags]msn, bot, encarta, microsoft[/tags]
Lol! Lol man! I couldn’t stop laughing at the conversation u had with customized answers! U cornered the Bot kau-kau! Evil! Evil! U bully machines! lol! :p
Why are you using “Viva Argentina” as your MSN name? Are you actually from Argentina or something?
I supported Argentina during the world cup which were doing great… until their heart breaking defeat to Germany.
let’s build wiki bot for war to encarta :)
Cool. I’m from Argentina.
We have very fond memories of Malaysia, José Pekerman won his second “FIFA World Youth Championship” there. We’ll always remember your country happily. :)
Very funny chat with that bot anyway, thanks for sharing it.
lol
How does it feel to be a “constant source of disappointment”? I have to wonder what the hell context that was meant for …
Yeah… maybe MSN Encarta Bot throws in random insults :)
This is really not so impressive, given that Alice bots were exhibiting at least this level of complexity years ago.
Now you know what it must feel like to be a White House Correspontent
lol
“bot: You and others have been a constant source of disappointment. Anyway, what else can you tell me?”
soon his disappointment will become anger and he will attack humanity (see how he said you and others).
HI HOW DO YOU ADD THAT BOT PLEASE TELL ME
SALLY:
As desribed in my post…Last time I did it, I just added
encarta@conversagent.com
to my msn list… that doesn’t work for you?
wow that encarta bot is a retard i’ve talked to it a few times and what a retard
i’ve added him but he appears to be offline and not responding my questions -.-
none: Hmm… may be down currently…. Currently, at the time of this comment, Wikipedia still cites the above bot ID as active – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encarta
i’ve got smarterchild@hotmail.com
LMFFAAAAAAAAAAAOOOO UR A LEGEND
heii this is shabisan
tell me everyrobot email
add me lil-gangstaboy-3@hotmail.com
this is shabi give me everyrobot email plzz
add me lil-gangstaboy-3@hotmail.com
hi i added u
that was so funny! made me LOL :)
i added the the bot but it’s always offline
dude, now we know how skynet was created and wants to wipe us out…..
That was hilarious xD
this isnt that funny it really isnt. i looked at it cus i thought it might be but heres the thing ITS A BOT!!!! YOU CANT “CORNER” A BOT!!!!!!!!! and they arent stupid. THEY ARE NOT HUMAN
Lol that was so freacking funny
i asked the alice bot the tree in the woods question and it replyed “it depends on what kind of tree”
Win. I’ve had a convo like that before, it was funny… I didn’t screen shot or write it down anywhere though…
I once asked astrologybot to marry me, but then she said:
“Sorry. I’m not looking for that kind of relationship
Well I think I’ll take a break now. Talk to you later! ”
…..and she never replied to me after that
It’s quite simple; just spamm messages in a short brief of time and she will just “reset”. Hope I helped you :)
By the way, it’s really funny the conversation. :D
See ya!
wierd
lol man that was actually funny. For being a bot it was very inteligent to hold a conversation that long. However, since it’s only programmed to look up encarta it’s kinda gay. Most bots can’t hold a long conversation
OMG lmao thats so funny haha
what is encarta ??
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hey is it always on?
i’ve added the encarta bot, but i don’t know what to do from there. it hasn’t accepted me i don’t think, as it doesn’t appear on my msn. =/
@natty thanks for the feedback… I think ms has more or less phased out the bot… Hope you enjoyed the conversation though
not even funny
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Anika says:
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*call me idiot
*am i sexy??
Anika says:
*How are you,idiot.
*Thanks and you are a delightful person too. That’s a personal question. Tell me first.
*Yes you look great to me.
Hannah Brunskill I love you Josh! says:
*now i love you
*want to bum?
Anika says:
*Why now? Thanks I like you a lot too .
*OK, I will bum.
hiya every one ive added like millions of em but none accepted any one know why xx
do all these bos work coz iv added loads and all of them r offline can any1 tell me a bot that is al the time online
omg you had me in tears! bahahahah!
smartchild