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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is a reference to the wildly funny | + | This comic is a reference to the wildly funny [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzlbyTZsQY video] of two {{w|Cleverbot}}s talking to each other. By recording and analyzing whatever humans type into its input, they can sound pretty human to whoever is reading their response. |
− | + | Randall calls it "clumsy sampling" as they are still very far from sounding like humans and holding normal conversations. | |
− | + | {{w|Burning Man}} is a week long event held yearly in Black Rock City, Nevada. Participants do all sorts of random stuff. Apparently they can [http://www.flickr.com/photos/michicat/2865986618/ play chess] and [http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/art_cars_on_the_playa.html drive cars] in deserts, but not hold a proper conversation. A tradition of Burning Man is not to shower while you are there, mostly because [http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/water.html all water must be brought in from offsite.] | |
− | + | And of course Cleverbot reacts badly in showers because if you do try to shower a Cleverbot, you end up with a shorted out computer. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan sits on | + | :[Megan sits on a wheeled computer chair at a desk. A laptop computer is on the desk playing some sort of media with audio. Megan is facing away from the computer addressing someone off panel.] |
:Megan: Did you see the Cleverbot-Cleverbot chat? | :Megan: Did you see the Cleverbot-Cleverbot chat? | ||
− | : | + | :Computer: I am not a robot. I'm a unicorn. |
− | :[ | + | :[Megan has wheeled away from the desk and is now seating in front of Cueball.] |
:Cueball: Yeah. It's hilarious, but it's just clumsily sampling a huge database of lines people have typed. Chatterbots still have a long way to go. | :Cueball: Yeah. It's hilarious, but it's just clumsily sampling a huge database of lines people have typed. Chatterbots still have a long way to go. | ||
− | :[ | + | :[The panel shows a close-up of the Megan's head and shoulders. She has a hand to her chin and appears to be contemplating the last remark.] |
:Megan: So... Computers have mastered playing chess and driving cars across the desert, but can't hold five minutes of normal conversation? | :Megan: So... Computers have mastered playing chess and driving cars across the desert, but can't hold five minutes of normal conversation? | ||
− | :Cueball (off- | + | :Cueball (off-screen): Pretty much. |
− | :[ | + | :[The panel shows a wide view of both people again.] |
:Megan: Is it just me, or have we created a Burning Man attendee? | :Megan: Is it just me, or have we created a Burning Man attendee? | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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