Smarterchild and other robots

1. What was the robot on AIM?
2. Is Siri considered a chatbot?
3. Who made SmarterChild?
4. Who created Eliza?
5. Is Alexa a chatbot?
6. Is Cortana a chatbot?
7. What is difference between BOT and chatbot?
8. Is ELIZA intelligent?
9. Can Siri pass the Turing test?
10. Is ELIZA the computer therapist dumb?
11. Does Alexa have AI?
12. What is a lex bot?
13. Which is better Siri or Cortana?
14. Is Cortana dead?
15. Why does Cortana go bad?

What was the robot on AIM?

SmarterChild was a chatbot available on AOL Instant Messenger and Windows Live Messenger (previously MSN Messenger) networks.

Is Siri considered a chatbot?

AI and voice recognition technologies have precipitated a crop of so-called "chatbots" and virtual assistants. Siri is a bot, as is Google Assistant, Alexa and Microsoft's Cortana. ... By and large, the mixed attitude toward the importance of bots hasn't changed, as the underlying technology hasn't evolved much since then.

Who made SmarterChild?

My daughter has known the difference between right and wrong since she was 3, and until you have a bot on the same level as a 3-year-old, you're not going to have a popular bot." In 2006, Microsoft bought ActiveBuddy, the creator of SmarterChild, and worked to monetize the bot.

Who created Eliza?

Joseph Weizenbaum, a computer programmer who invented the natural-language-understanding program known as ELIZA and later grew skeptical of artificial intelligence, has died, his family said Thursday.

Is Alexa a chatbot?

Alexa is formally a chatbot. Recently, Amazon started revealing another component on iOS that empowers clients to type their solicitations to Alexa and see reactions on the screen.

Is Cortana a chatbot?

Though the chatbot is very clearly not labeled as part of Cortana, the chatbot does seem to be performing a similar function as a standard voice assistant, albeit just in text at the moment. ... Microsoft keeps adding new voice AI features to its mobile apps and has fully integrated Cortana into its Microsoft 365 products.

What is difference between BOT and chatbot?

If a bot is an automated tool designed to complete a specific software-based task, then a chatbot is the same thing – just with a focus on talking or conversation. Chatbots, a sub-genre of the bot environment, created to interact conversationally with humans. ... Crucially, chatbots aren't the same as a virtual assistant.

Is ELIZA intelligent?

While ELIZA was capable of engaging in discourse, ELIZA could not converse with true understanding. However, many early users were convinced of ELIZA's intelligence and understanding, despite Weizenbaum's insistence to the contrary.

Can Siri pass the Turing test?

Can Siri pass the Turing Test? Probably not. Siri would have to be able to convincingly carry out a conversation with a subject and be able to generate its own thoughts. So far, Siri only works with simple sentences and short phrases and is unable to carry out a full-blown conversation.

Is ELIZA the computer therapist dumb?

ELIZA emulates a Rogerian psychotherapist. ELIZA has almost no intelligence whatsoever, only tricks like string substitution and canned responses based on keywords. Yet when the original ELIZA first appeared in the 60's, some people actually mistook her for human. ... Note: Eliza is dumb!

Does Alexa have AI?

How does Alexa use AI? ... Active learning technology has enabled the system to identify areas where it needs help from a human expert, substantially reducing Alexa's error rates. The feature extends to Alexa's speech recognition and natural language understanding mechanisms.

What is a lex bot?

Amazon Lex is an AWS service for building conversational interfaces for applications using voice and text. ... You can then add the conversational interfaces to bots on mobile devices, web applications, and chat platforms (for example, Facebook Messenger).

Which is better Siri or Cortana?

Alexa and Siri were both hot on its heels, however, but Cortana comes in last. ... So, when it comes to voice recognition: Siri and Google Assistant win that category. But when it comes to response times with queries, Google Assistant is the clear winner.

Is Cortana dead?

Well, despite the Weapon's survival, it is safe to say that Cortana is dead in the game. Cortana sacrifices herself in the game, preventing the ambush from Atriox.

Why does Cortana go bad?

In Halo 4, Cortana experiences rampancy, causing her to become unstable and volatile until her apparent death. ... She says a final goodbye to the Master Chief before seemingly dying. However multiple fragments of Cortana survived the blast aboard the remains of The Didact's ship and were pulled into slipspace with it.