20 Questions

[Chall T. Dow]

Here's a site I found where you can play 20 questions online against a computer.
http://www.20q.net/index.html

So far I've managed to stump it with a rubber band, finger nail, nail file, neutrino, neutron star, and nightmare (demon horse not bad dream).

Chall T. Dow

[Serotonin]

Still on a steep learning curve. I started easy - said a plate. It took 28 questions. I'll come back when it's smarter.

[MasterMerk]

I've been there heaps of times, it's fun. I just stumped it on tennis racket.

[Shai Gar]

i shall try, a mousepad

[Shai Gar]

AHAHAHA it guessed wrong

[Shai Gar]

now i shall try again using a bilby

[Shai Gar]

i won again :)

it helps if you use abstract things that the creators did not think of. so abstract australian endangered marsupials stump it

[Hamro]

i beat it with a battery, i accidently pushed, does it go in your mouth? yes. and the computer started guessing on breathe mints. then paper cups 8O

[Shai Gar]

haha. 9volts DO go in your mouth

[floyd]

if you don't want it to be right you can consciously or unconsciously misanswer questions. when you know how it works (read below), answering honestly, it seems to only be limited by very uncommon items.

i did not know the system had 16 years of answering data behind it so i chose something not to uncommon, space shuttle.

You were thinking of a space shuttle.
Can it save your life? You said Maybe, I say No.
Is it pleasurable? You said Maybe, I say No.
Does it have a horn? You said Maybe, I say No.
Can you walk on it? You said Maybe, I say Doubtful.
Does it get wet? You said Sometimes, I say No.
Can you live in it? You said Maybe, I say No.
Contradictions Detected
It does not matter if our answers disagree, as over time the game will change its answers to reflect common knowledge. If you feel that the game is in error, the only way to fix it is to play again.
Similar Objects
a trailer, a camper (portable dwelling), a fighter jet, a tank (armored vehicle), a snow plow, a blimp (nonrigid airship), a locomotive, a wormhole, a traffic jam, an omnibus (bus), a ski lift, a gas pump (for filling a car).
Uncommon Knowledge about a space shuttle
Does it bring joy to people? I say Yes.
Does it contain a liquid? I say Yes.
Do you use it with a computer? I say Yes.
Does it store information? I say Yes.
Is it multicolored? I say No.
Does it come in different colors? I say No.
Does it have a tail? I say Yes.
Can you get information by using it? I say Yes.
Would you pay to use it? I say No.
Do you open and close it? I say Yes.
Does it communicate? I say Yes.
Is it smart? I say Probably.
Can you sit on it? I say Doubtful.
Can it protect you from the rain? I say No.
Is it used with a computer? I say Probably.
Is it shiny? I say Yes.

PLAY 20Q ONLINE
http://www.20q.net/

Who Invented 20Q?

Robin Burgener, the inventor of 20Q is based in Ontario, Canada. He began working on 20Q in 1988, with the game running on a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk. Until 1996 over 2000 games were played in this way, creating the basis for the larger online experiment, which led to the launch of the pocket version by Radica.

How does the 20Q guess what you are thinking?

The artificial intelligence behind the game is a neural-network, similar to a human brain. A brain, or neural-network, is built from neurons connected by synaptic connections. A human brain has about one hundred trillion (100,000,000,000,000) synaptic connections. The 20Q.net online version has about ten million (10,000,000), and the pocket version has about two hundred and fifty thousand (250,000). The game uses the neural-network to choose the next question as well as deciding what to guess.

How did it get so good at guessing the right answer?

The 20Q.net Web site was created in 1996 and currently plays over twelve thousand games per day. The game is still learning through playing and analyzing the results from the games played to enable it to learn new objects and hone its skills on items currently in its vocabulary. Radica's version of 20Q has taken the most popular items to create an addictive and sometimes uncannily accurate pocket mind-reader!

How many items does it store in its memory?

How many items can you think of?

What are the strangest items it will guess?

Try it and see. So far we've got it to guess Samurai Sword, Love, Duck Billed Platypus and many other oddments.

Details

[floyd]

it did not get super model

[jimkopelli]

I think I posted a link to this a while ago.

[Warrior413]

It got rocket launcher but it missed tapir and asparagus.

[Warrior413]

Hah, loads of fun looking for Algeria.

I am guessing that it is a submarine(boat)?
Yes , No , Close
26. Do you know any songs about it? Yes.
25. Can it affect you (cause an effect to you)? Yes.
24. Is it black? Usually.
23. Do you open and close it? No.
22. Is it electronic? Partly.
21. Does it use electricity? Yes.
20. I guess that it is a volcano? No.
19. Does it have a hard outer shell? Yes.
18. Does it produce heat? Yes.
17. Is it cold? Doubtful.
16. Is it made of stone? Partly.
15. Is it dangerous? Yes.
14. Can it change size? Sometimes.
13. Can you walk on it? Yes.
12. Does it stand on two legs? No.
11. Does it weigh more than a duck? Yes.
10. Is it located in the sky? No.
9. Is it commonly used? No.
8. Is it mechanical? No.
7. Is it made of metal? Partly.
6. Does it bring joy to people? Doubtful.
5. Is it outside? Yes.
4. Is it something you can purchase? Depends.
3. Do you hold it when you use it? Irrelevant.
2. Is it white? Irrelevant.
1. It is classified as Other.

[Warrior413]

And INTP. :nerd:

I am guessing that it is a mountain?
Yes , No , Close
29. I guess that it is a city? No.
28. I guess that it is a pot-hole? No.
27. Can any age group use it? Yes.
26. Can it float? Doubtful.
25. Does it live above ground? Rarely.
24. Is it tall? Sometimes.
23. Does it have a hard outer shell? Yes.
22. Does it roar? No.
21. Does it grow over time? Yes.
20. I guess that it is a glacier? No.
19. Do you find it in the sky? Rarely.
18. Can it be used for recreation? Doubtful.
17. I guess that it is the Moon? No.
16. Can you walk on it? Usually.
15. Can it affect you (cause an effect to you)? Yes.
14. Does it produce heat? No.
13. Is it useful? Doubtful.
12. Does it come from something larger? Irrelevant.
11. Is it a source of energy? No.
10. Is it bright? Yes.
9. Does it get wet? Depends.
8. Does it come from space? Probably.
7. Is it cold? Yes.
6. Would you find it on a farm? No.
5. Does it have physical substance? Yes.
4. Is it manufactured? No.
3. Does it usually have four corners? No.
2. Can it be washed? Doubtful.
1. It is classified as Other.