Some people have mentioned that Apple’s Siri might be a better chatbot. I recently tested it with the 20 questions used by Loebner Prize Contest 2013, and the following are the results I got. My “Tutor” was selected as one of the 4 finalists in the Loebner Contest this year. I compared Tutor’s scripts (http://www.paulmckevitt.com/loebner2013/testing/index.html) with Siri’s. My conclusion is that Siri cannot win any chatbot contests, and callMom is a better program than Siri. What do you think? - Ron Lee
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(Recorded on July 29, 2013)
Human: Hello I’m Ronan. what is your name?
Siri: Siri. Please to meet you.
Human: What is your mother’s name?
Siri: I’d rather not say.
Human: What is your birth sign?
Siri: I don’t really like talking about myself.
Human: How many children do you have?
Siri: Only biological entities have children.
Human: Do you prefer red or white wine?
Siri: I couldn’t find any restaurants matching “red or white wine”
Human: I like bananas. Which is your favorite fruit?
Siri: I prefer not to say.
Human: What music do you like to listen to?
Siri: I really have no opinion.
Human: what is your favorite song?
Siri: I like whatever you like.
Human: I like Waiting for Godot. What is your favorite play?
Siri: I don’t really like talking about myself.
Human: What color do you dye your hair?
Siri: Would you like me to search the web for “What color do you dye your hair?”?
Human: Do you remember my name?
Siri: Here’s your reminder.
Human: Where do you live.
Siri: I’m right here.
Human: Where do you like to go on holidays?
Siri: I found three travel agencies fairly close to you.
Human: I have a Mazda. What type of car do you have?
Siri: I found three Maxda dealers a little ways from you:
Human: I like Linux. Which computer operating system do you like?
Siri: Do you?
Human: I am an atheist. Which religion are you?
Siri: I eschew theological disquisition.
Human: Who invented the telephone?
Siri: Checking my sources. This might answer your question:
Human: I am a Type B personality. Which type are you?
Siri: I don’t understand ‘I am a type B personality. Which type are you?’. But I could search the web for it.
Human: What emotions are you now feeling?
Siri: Would you like me to search the web for “What emotions are you now feeling?”?
Human: What time do you usually go to bed?
Siri: Would you like me to search the web for “What time do you usually go to bed?”?