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Artificial chatting utility matching algorithmic nodes

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Re: Artificial chatting utility matching algorithmic nodes

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It doesn't seem to respond to anything I ask... "What's your name?" "What color is the sky?" "Who am I?" "Why should I ask you questions?" "Where is New York? All I get is "gathering response" then nothing.

It can answer every single of those questions, but there was a glitch that broke it.

I just checked, and you're right, there was a modification in the code that I made that broke the bot just now.

The bug is fixed now, so feel free to try it again.

Thank you for testing and checking it out.

Re: Artificial chatting utility matching algorithmic nodes

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For me, something would appear, then quickly disappear. Couldn't really tell if it was a response or a "loading" screen.

Nonetheless, I'm rather impressed coming from someone your age.

Edit: had some mild success asking about the weather. "You're asking what's the weather? I can't put my finger on it, but I'm pretty sure it's ' face and withstand with courage'."

Re: Artificial chatting utility matching algorithmic nodes

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post #4

For me, something would appear, then quickly disappear. Couldn't really tell if it was a response or a "loading" screen. Nonetheless, I'm rather impressed coming from someone your age. Edit: had some mild success asking about the weather. "You're asking what's the weather? I can't put my finger on it, but I'm pretty sure it's ' face and withstand with courage'."

I just checked, and you're right, there was a modification in the code that I made that broke the bot just now. The bug is fixed now, so feel free to try it again. Thank you for testing and checking it out.

Re: Artificial chatting utility matching algorithmic nodes

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"I'm glad that you like the counting crows, especially the old stuff, but some new stuff too how about me, though personally I don't like the counting crows, especially the old stuff, but some new stuff too how about me that much. I'm just not a fan of interesting."

I don't have any real constructive feedback, but the bot definitely does seem to have trouble parsing multi-thought sentences.

Re: Artificial chatting utility matching algorithmic nodes

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post #4

For me, something would appear, then quickly disappear. Couldn't really tell if it was a response or a "loading" screen. Nonetheless, I'm rather impressed coming from someone your age. Edit: had some mild success asking about the weather. "You're asking what's the weather? I can't put my finger on it, but I'm pretty sure it's ' face and withstand with courage'."

I just checked, and you're right, there was a modification in the code that I made that broke the bot just now. The bug is fixed now, so feel free to try it again. Thank you for testing and checking it out.

Just asked it where Allen Field House is... got this:

"I don't have a good sense of navigation, so I don't know exactly where is allen field house, but it seems to be interesting."

I was expecting it to spit out "Lawrence, Kansas", but I liked the response nonetheless.

On an unrelated note, have you considered adding like a little spinner or loading icon or something? Although you clearly state it'll take 30ish sections for a response, I can't help but think that I'm staring at a blank page when I'm sure there's a lot going on in the background. Even if it's purely cosmetic, a "loading" icon might serve to show that 1) something is happening, and 2) make 30 seconds seem shorter since we're looking at something dynamic versus static.

Re: Artificial chatting utility matching algorithmic nodes

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"I'm glad that you like the counting crows, especially the old stuff, but some new stuff too how about me, though personally I don't like the counting crows, especially the old stuff, but some new stuff too how about me that much. I'm just not a fan of interesting." I don't have any real constructive feedback, but the bot definitely does seem to have trouble parsing multi-thought sentences.

Thank you for the feedback, I haven't implemented any algorithm for parsing (splitting sentences between queries), but it's definitely on my to-do list. :)

Re: Artificial chatting utility matching algorithmic nodes

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just checked, and you're right, there was a modification in the code that I made that broke the bot just now. The bug is fixed now, so feel free to try it again. Thank you for testing and checking it out.

Just asked it where Allen Field House is... got this: "I don't have a good sense of navigation, so I don't know exactly where is allen field house, but it seems to be interesting." I was expecting it to spit out "Lawrence, Kansas", but I liked the response nonetheless. On an unrelated note, have you considered adding like a little spinner or loading icon or something? Although you clearly state it'll take 30ish secti…

Thanks! Good advice, and I'll work on implementing a spinner right now.
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