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Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#11

Post by mkorfmann » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 12:54 AM UTC

While I kind of participated in the current AI/.ai hype, I'm starting to get really sick of hearing about another new application which "talks to you in natural language" or makes "Websites That Design Themselves".

The truth is, where not there yet and these people try to make one believe we are.

Sure, some may argue that these applications are indeed kind of intelligent and thus can be called A.I., but by this definition even Amazons recommendation algorithm is A.I.

I'm pretty sure that applications which "talk to you in natural language" or make "Websites That Design Themselves" are appealing to some at the moment but I doubt they will be successful in the long run.

Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#12

Post by ars » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 1:04 AM UTC

Do you handle dietary restrictions?

Kosher, Halal, Vegan, Vegetarian, etc?

Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#13

Post by deet » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 1:41 AM UTC

mkorfmann wrote: post #11

While I kind of participated in the current AI/.ai hype, I'm starting to get really sick of hearing about another new application which "talks to you in natural language" or makes "Websites That Design Themselves". The truth is, where not there yet and these people try to make one believe we are. Sure, some may argue that these applications are indeed kind of intelligent and thus can be called A.I., but by this defin…

Just using a ".ai" domain doesn't mean that the company is claiming the product is true AI.

I don't see any such claim on the marketing site or the App Store page.

Not sure where the title here on HN came from.

Edit: typo, mention of HN title

Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#14

Post by dajohnson89 » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 2:00 AM UTC

I had to download the app and launch it, only to find out that it only serves the SF/Bay Area. I don't live there. And even if I did, it seemed to require a Facebook login. Which I don't have.

Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#15

Post by Buge » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 2:35 AM UTC

rbcoffee wrote: post #10

Is it Turing complete?

Are you referring to Turing completeness as in computational capability, or are you referring to the Turing test?

Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#16

Post by kuyda » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 2:52 AM UTC

ars wrote: post #12

Do you handle dietary restrictions? Kosher, Halal, Vegan, Vegetarian, etc?

we do and we recommend places based on your diet!

Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#17

Post by jgalt212 » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 2:54 AM UTC

Another year, another foursquare pivot.

Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#18

Post by kuyda » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 2:56 AM UTC

deet wrote: post #13

mkorfmann wrote: post #11

While I kind of participated in the current AI/.ai hype, I'm starting to get really sick of hearing about another new application which "talks to you in natural language" or makes "Websites That Design Themselves". The truth is, where not there yet and these people try to make one believe we are. Sure, some may argue that these applications are indeed kind of intelligent and thus can be called A.I., but by this defin…

Just using a ".ai" domain doesn't mean that the company is claiming the product is true AI. I don't see any such claim on the marketing site or the App Store page. Not sure where the title here on HN came from. Edit: typo, mention of HN title

How would you call it then? It's an app that mimics a friend that knows a lot about restaurants - I believe that can be called AI. However we used AI in the title just to make it easier to understand what we do. We sometimes just say it's a mobile app that gives you restaurant recommendations in a chat interface.

Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#19

Post by deftnerd » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 3:35 AM UTC

kuyda wrote: post #5

karmacondon wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Too bad they didn't get the memo about the magic concept. The video is cute, but no way I'm installing this app without being able to try it first somehow.

SMS is going to be our next step - we started with texting in Russia actually. Our own app however let's us get a better UX for the users. Thanks for the tip!

Your next step should be making it available through Slack in some way. Lots of teams would love to be able to figure out where to eat by typing /lunch and then all the team members can chime in with any restrictions.

Re: Luka: A.I. recommending restaurants in a chat interface

#20

Post by petercooper » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 7:04 AM UTC

kuyda wrote: post #18

deet wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just using a ".ai" domain doesn't mean that the company is claiming the product is true AI. I don't see any such claim on the marketing site or the App Store page. Not sure where the title here on HN came from. Edit: typo, mention of HN title

How would you call it then? It's an app that mimics a friend that knows a lot about restaurants - I believe that can be called AI. However we used AI in the title just to make it easier to understand what we do. We sometimes just say it's a mobile app that gives you restaurant recommendations in a chat interface.

Things like this would more formally be called 'agents', software agents, or intelligent personal assistants (which are a type of agent).

However, I think AI is perfectly acceptable in common usage nowadays. Some people will just get caught up with the 'formal' definition, but the media and, increasingly, consumers are just using the term "AI" now anyway.