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Eliza is an early 1970s adaptation for Microsoft BASIC of ELIZA designed by Creative Computing which serves as a computer psychoanalyst. Eliza actually pays attention to what you say and comes up with an appropriate response. The fact that Eliza only recognizes 36 keywords, and knows 112 responses, 38 of which are constructed from client input, makes the conversation rather funny. Eliza responds to the first key phrase she recognizes, and in order of priority ("YOU CAN'T" before "YOU"). Responses may take Eliza up to 10 seconds to generate. The game appeared on pages 56 and 57 of the book What to Do After You Hit Return or P.C.C.'s First Book of Computer Games.
History The game, first written as ELIZA was originally written by Joseph Weizenbaum at MIT. It originated in LISP, and was later converted to BASIC by Jeff Schrager and to Microsoft BASIC by Steve North. A Sample Run of the Game User input has been bolded. Computer output is in normal text. Hi! I'm Eliza. What's your problem? ? you We were discussing you-- not me. ? but you atr the problem Oh, I atr the problem ? so i misspelled a word Say, do you have any psychological problems? ? no do you You're not really talking about me, are you? ? only behind your back Why are you concerned about my back ? because i'm afraid to con front you Did you come to me because you are afraid to con front I ? you speak weird english We were discussing you-- not me. ? am i getting the best of you Oh, I ? what is that supposed to mean Why do you ask? ? why not Why do you ask? ? i asked first What does that suggest to you? ? that you are not as smart as you think What makes you think that I am not as smart as I think ? you are making a fool out of yourself Does it please you to believe that I am making a fool out of yourself ? don't twist the words on me buddy I see. ? do you really You're not really talking about me, are you? ? yes Are you sure? ? yes i am sure Did you come to me because you are sure ? i came because i am How long have you been ? as long as possible I'm not sure I understand you fully. ? so i am not the greatest conversationalist Do you believe it is normal to be not the greatest conversationalist ? yes I see. ? how can you see without any eyes Don't you believe that I can see without any eyes ? no so prove it Are you saying no just to be negative? ? absolutely not You are being a bit negative. ? so you want to fight do you We were discussing you-- not me. ? don't back down friend Why do you bring up the topic of friends? ? i don't have any friends Don't you really have any friends ? no not really Why not? ? because i am you and you are me and we are all together Perhaps you would like to be you and we am all together ? say what Does that question interest you? ? definitely Come come elucidate your thougts. ? do you like the beatles Oh, I like the beatles ? how about the beach boys Why do you ask? ? do you dream often You're not really talking about me, are you? ? dream on What does that dream suggest to you? ? what dream What answer would please you the most? ? do you subscribe to creative computing We were discussing you-- not me. ? i am an IBM 370/168 Do you enjoy being an IBM 370/168 ? can you speak german Don't you believe that I can speak german? ? i am worried about the competition Did you come to me because you are worried about the competition ? don't get personal Can you elaborate on that? ? i'm getting tired of listening to you to shut up Shut up... OK | ||||||||
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