[psman]

hello.

Lately i saw an AI program its just very cool
http://www5.domaindlx.com/ecceliza1/ecceliza.txt
(you must rename it to exe)

any way I use VB and C++ and I am thinking about making An AI based program.
the first thing I needed was a good AI description.
Is AI just the ability to follow complicated steps to find the good step? ,Or is it the ability to understand Then using words to check for the good step??
As a start any ideas about a simple program??

[fitzjj]

Hmm, AI is a very deep field, it is about allowing the computer the ability to think for itself. The problem is when we, as humans, think we dont follow through a set of rules, as a program written in C++ or VB would have to, we use a form of fuzzy logic, where we make predictions based on past experiences and learning. It is not hard to write a program that follows rules, because at the end of the day all a program is is a set of commands and rules to follow. It is the getting the program to work in a way that a living thing would work that is difficult, and in my opinion will never happen. You'll never be able to manipulate a human brain they are far too clever.

[psman]

But If we know what CLEVER is we can do it

[Iron_Cross]

what does that program do?

[psman]

try it your self
it talks to you in a smart way (it remembers what you say and make an idea about your personality)

[m3trj]

In the real world, there are so many variables affecting the outcome of any decision to take into account. This is what makes it difficult to produce good AI.