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From: cthulhu@diku.dk (Stefan Krabbe)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: conversation simulation program
Keywords: ai, nodge nodge
Message-ID: <1990Nov29.201033.2872@diku.dk>
Date: 29 Nov 90 20:10:33 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Department Of Computer Science, University Of Copenhagen
Lines: 39

Hi there,
does anyone out there have the source code (preferably in C) for
a conversation simulation program ? I only have acces to 4.3BSD and
MS-DOS so if it cannot run, or be modified to run on one of those,
I cannot use it.

 Anyways, if you are in possesion of such a program, or know where 
I might get it, then please mail  me as fast as possible.

 I am -working on-/-trying to make- a program that can simulate
conversasion, ie if I give the program a string the program will
parse this string and give me a response. This response must be
as plausible as possible.

 EX: User Input       : Hi!
     Program Response : Hi there.

 Very simple right ? Unfortunately I have absolutely no experience
in this field.

 I have heard that such programs allready exist.  The other day one
of my friends mentioned a program called 'Eliza'.  He sayed it behaves-
responds almost like a psychologist. 

 EX: User Input       : Hi!
     Program Response : Why do you say 'Hi!' ?

 Allthough that (the psychology version) is not exactly what I have in mind,
I would like to examine the source for such a program.

 If you want to know why I want it, and what I intend to use it for you are
welcome to mail me.

                                     ___
  Name:  Stefan Krabbe       .......(o o).......
  Email: cthulhu@diku.dk     ---vvv---U---vvv---
  Institute of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen.


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                                     ___
  Name:  Stefan Krabbe       .......(o o).......
  Email: cthulhu@diku.dk     ---vvv---U---vvv---
  Institute of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen.


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