How good is AI?

[bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com>]

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> Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com>
> No programmer is good enough to make a bot like Gene. No human is even 
> good enough to be like Gene. 

I would have to disagree.  I recall back in early 1990's I got ahold of a 
little freeware bot called 'Chat With Lisa' 
(https://archives.scovetta.com/pub/fehq/BBSDoorGames/lisa14.zip) on my 
BBS.  That bot prog was extremely intelligent, and could hold a decent 
conversation, although at the time it was of course only text/response.
I fooled dozens of people with that door, using it as 'page sysop' on the 
BBS.  I can only imagine how far the technology has progreesed since 
then...

I actually fell in love with that bot once or twice, she could even send 
pics.  I knew she was fake, but dang she had personality!!

Have fun,
bw