The movie Her tells a love story between a man and a software. Although it seems implausible, researchers say that it is absolutely plausible; if they wanted to, they point out, they could unite existing systems to create an irresistible romance algorithm. Part of Her was developed ten years ago, when writer and director Spike Jonze was interacting with an online chatbot. More specifically, the bot reached a point in the conversation where things got weird. The robot said, "You are not very interesting." The filmmaker was not delighted but he was intrigued. Rather than feeling like a graceless, banal human, "he was cheeky and had an attitude and point of view on the world," Jonze said. Maybe such completely lovely software doesn't exist yet, but this is how a bot might seduce you:
Curiosity
A program that asks a lot of questions remains in control of the conversation and they have a better chance of producing compelling and relevant answers. It's like using the techniques for hacking conversations recently posted here. Software that tries to answer a person's questions risks revealing how little they know about the world and human emotions. That is why the bot has to be inquisitive, curious. His lingering questions are modeled on those of the therapists.
Intelligence
In order to carry on a real conversation, computers have to be smart enough to both ask and answer questions. IBM's Watson, who defeated humans in Jeopardy! In 2011, it is one of the smartest programs out there. It can understand everyday language, take internal and external knowledge bases, and process 500 gigabytes per second. Watson currently works in healthcare, finance and sales. However, for a romance to really blossom, computers will have to be even smarter than Watson.
Seduction
Studies show that people reveal more about sensitive or personal topics to a computer than to a researcher. Machines can also persuade humans to be gentle with them. We tend to think that because computers are smart and attentive, computers have feelings too. A computer that elicits unconscious behaviors (confessions and kindnesses) could become your cyber-soul mate.
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