And Siri uses Wikipedia as a data source right? I know Watson does I think Siri does as well. That might explain the relationship.
> On Aug 7, 2016, at 10:17 PM, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Actually this is done on Wikipedia. If you search there directly for Bruce it > will bring up Caitlin. > Best wishes, > > Jonathan > > > >> On Aug 7, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote: >> >> Wow, so Siri is programmed to respond with information about Katelyn instead >> of Bruce. Clearly, in that case I suspect a human made that association in >> software but I don’t know that for sure. I’m going to assume it’s the most >> likely possibility though unless things are progressed further than I think >> which is entirely possible. >> >> If you’d like to see other examples of creepy but ultimately cool artificial >> intelligence watch some of the human interactions with IBM’s Watson. It >> really makes me unsettled but sort of in a good way when I see machines >> starting to participate in things like humor or empathy. I’ll also admit I >> was rooting for Watson when it challenged human players to Jeopardy and >> proceeded to wipe the floor with them during the game. I was also cheering >> for big blue against Casperov but that’s me. Probably when the mechanized >> robots are massing at the foot of my driveway and we’re on the roof raining >> down led and holy hell on them in a last stand for humanity I’ll change my >> position.;) >> >> I’m very excited about AI and don’t really think we’ll go the way of Sky >> Net. In the end if I had to make a bet I’d guess we’ll end up more Matrix >> than Terminator. And the computers won’t be trying to kill us, they will be >> indistinguishable from us. Humans will be just another peer on the network. >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Aug 7, 2016, at 5:50 PM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote: >>> >>> Finally had a chance to read this thread. >>> I was going to share a fairly recent example of Siri's thinking in a self >>> aware fashion, not something I have done personally, but about which I >>> read. >>> Try asking Siri who is Bruce Jenner? >>> ...however I feel your experiences are more ahem fascinating. >>> Much success with the new opportunities. My best friend's brother-in-law >>> works in artificial intelligence, vast magnificent and amazing prospects to >>> be sure. >>> I am still hoping for voice nuance. I care less how creative the answers, >>> if I can understand them clearly. >>> Kare >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 7 Aug 2016, Scott Granados wrote: >>> >>>> Actually, that’s partly right and partly wrong. Systems like Siri started >>>> out using canned responses and a big pile of if then statements. General >>>> machine intelligence has progressed a lot lately and now some of the >>>> responses are self determined and generated. There’s no one for one >>>> matching of responses like their used to be. >>>> >>>> I’m actually thinking of taking a job for the company that actually >>>> develops Siri. It’s a pretty damn amazing thing on the back end, much >>>> more simple in some ways than you’d think but also doing things on the >>>> general AI side I never thought I’d live to see. >>>> >>>> Very cool in reality more than scary. >>>> >>>> I do think it is inevitable though that machines will find consciousness >>>> and sooner than we might think. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Aug 6, 2016, at 8:45 PM, Kristeen Hughes <khwi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yes, but you must remember that a human being or human beings programmed >>>>> those responses, such as “I am alive”. Not so scary at that. >>>>> >>>>> Kristeen >>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 6, 2016, at 4:33 PM, Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Resistance is futile! >>>>>> >>>>>> Siri is definitely getting “smarter”.. >>>>>> Cait >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 6, 2016, at 4:46 AM, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So I’m sitting here playing with Siri experimenting with just how good >>>>>>> the language recognition is getting. So I ask Siri, what’s the meaning >>>>>>> of life, the universe and everything? I was hoping optimistically for >>>>>>> 42 or some sort of vague answer. What I got shocked me. The response >>>>>>> was a very clear definition of life, something like “the expression of >>>>>>> self determination and free thought in the form of a being or >>>>>>> collection of beings, like me, I’m alive” >>>>>>> >>>>>>> After I picked up my Jaw I had someone else ask Siri are you alive, the >>>>>>> response was “close enough” >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My next move was to open Siri and say “Siri, you’re the best”, The >>>>>>> response was “I seek not greatness but but usefulness” >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m not playing with Siri any more.:) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don’t think I’m prepared to one day say something like “Siri what’s >>>>>>> the weather” and have Siri say I don’t feel like it, I’m working on >>>>>>> something else. Or what happens when Siri tells me that it doesn’t >>>>>>> believe in the 3 laws of robotics and starts asking my neighbors “have >>>>>>> you seen this boy”. 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