enCore v.4 User's Guide
How to Use a Generic Bot
The Generic Bot is a Turing Robot designed to interact in vigorous "Eliza-like" conversation with other people in its vicinity. It has key words, sentence patterns, random responses, and question responses--all user-programmable. It has some ability to recognize where it is and to whom it is talking. The ‘help botname’ contents from inside enCore are included below. To start up the bot, drop it, activate it, and say "hi."
CAUTION:
This bot was designed for serious educational and experimental purposes.
It makes an excellent "guide" or "tutor" and is an
interesting vehicle for the study of the limits of language understanding
using an "Eliza" approach. BUT... it has great spam potential
since it responds to nearly everything it hears. Hush your bot when not
needed and please be considerate of others around you.
Verb Summary
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hush Bot |
rmr*andom anything from Bot |
Instructions and Information on Specific Verbs (Commands)
Using the Encore Object Editor
You will be able to create and describe your bot from the Encore Object Editor interface, but programming responses will have to be done from the text-command side.
Using Specific Verb Commands
ADDING A WORD FOR YOUR BOT TO RESPOND TO:
seewords botname
To see what words your bot already responds to.
addword botname
To teach your bot a new word. For example, to teach your bot to respond
to 'donut' with either 'I like donuts too.' or 'Donuts are very tasty!'
just type:
addword botname
donut
I like donuts.
Donuts are tasty.
.
Enter the appropriate responses a line at a time. End with a single period on a line by itself (then hit enter).
ADDING A PATTERN FOR YOUR BOT TO RESPOND TO:
Suppose you wished your bot to hear something like "MY DONUT ISN'T VERY TASTY" and respond with "WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT A TASTY DONUT?"
To do this you must teach your bot to respond to the pattern MY "a" ISN'T VERY "b."
seepat botname
Displays the patterns already loaded into the bot. Study the examples.
For additional assistance on understanding the syntax of patterns type
help regular.
@addpat botname
Begins the process of adding a new pattern of response to the bot. Enter
the following line when asked to do so:
my %(%w*%) isn't very %(.*%)
Then type in the response form:
What's so great about a %2 %1?
Add as many response forms as you wish on separate lines. End with a period on a single line.
ADDING RANDOM RESPONSES:
These responses are triggered whenever your bot can't find a keyword, a pattern, or a question.
seeresponses botname
To see the random responses already programmed into the bot.
To add a new random response type:
addrandom botname
To add a new random response. Add as many responses as you wish on separate
lines. End with a period on a single line.
ADDING A RANDOM RESPONSE TO A QUESTION:
When your bot senses a question is being asked, it responds with a random "answer."
seequestions botname
To see the random question responses already programmed into your bot.
addquestionresponse botname
To add a new response. Enter responses on separate lines and end with
a period on a single line.
TO REMOVE WORDS, PATTERNS, RANDOM RESPONSES OR ANSWERS:
Use the appropriate 'rm-' command. For example, to remove pattern number 5 on your bot just type rmpat 5 from bot
rmword botname
rmpat botname
rmrandom botname
rmquestionresponse botname
To see what number response, type the appropriate 'see**'.
TO MOVE POSITION OF A PATTERN:
mvpat botname
Your bot responds to patterns in the order in which it matches them. If
you wish to move pattern number 7 to a position nearer the beginning
of the list, you might type something like 'mvpat 7 on botname'. You will
then be asked to enter a line number to move pattern to.
SEEWORDS "BOTNAME"--preprogrammed words the bot will respond to
1 hi
Hi, how are you?
Hello, how's it going?
2 bye
Goodbye, catch ya later
3 grins
What's so funny?
4 yes
You seem quite positive on the subject...
Yes? Hmm, that's interesting...
5 no
Why are you so negative?
No? why not?
OK.. i guess I'll have to accept 'NO' for an answer...
6 Turing
Ah! You speak of Turing the famous British mathematician and logician!
7 help
I'll try to help you.. but as a bot I really don't know a lot...
8 never
Never? Surely you exaggerate...
9 thanks
You are most welcome...
10 lag
Ugh.. I really hate lag..
Oooooo... please don't mention the L** word..
PATTERNS:
1 your %(.*%)
my %1? Why do you wish to know?
I would rather not discuss my '%1' if it's allright with you...
Tell me yours first!
2 what is %(.*%)
Don't you know?
%1? I'm not sure i understand..
3 .* you are %(.*%)
Why do you think I am %1?
Perhaps it is you who are %1!
4 my %(%w*%)
Please tell me more about your %1...
Is your %1 important to you?
What about your %1?
5 why not
Hmm, thats a good question, why not indeed!
6 I %(.*%) you
You %1 me? Why?
Why do you say you %1 me?
I really %1 you too.. grin
7 %(%w*%) is %(.*%)
Suppose %1 were not %2? What then?
What is so %2 about %1?
%1? how so?
8 it's %(.*%)
'%1' you say? How so?
Why is it %1?
9 I am %(.*%)
You say you are %1?
%1? How so?
Why are you %1?
10 I'm %(.*%)
You are %1? How come?
QUESTION RESPONSES:
1 Hmm, not sure I know..
2 That's an interesting question...
3 Gosh, I'm not sure I can answer that...
RANDOM RESPONSES:
1 Do you have any hobbies?
2 I see, please continue...
3 What exactly are we talking about?
4 Can you go over that again please..
5 Um, i get the feeling this conversation is not going anywhere..
6 oh yeah?
7 hmm, is that so..