The SHR-DLU AI Natural Language Processing System (1970) (en.wikipedia.org) 3 points by chupa-chups 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] chupa-chups 6y ago ↗ Person: Pick up a big red block.Computer: OK.Person: Grasp the pyramid.Computer: I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHICH PYRAMID YOU MEAN.Person (changing their mind): Find a block which is taller than the one you are holding and put it into the box.Computer: BY "IT", I ASSUME YOU MEAN THE BLOCK WHICH IS TALLER THAN THE ONE I AM HOLDING.Computer: OK.Person: What does the box contain?Computer: THE BLUE PYRAMID AND THE BLUE BLOCK.Person: What is the pyramid supported by?Computer: THE BOX.Person: How many blocks are not in the box?Computer: FOUR OF THEM.Person: Is at least one of them narrower than the one which i told you to pick up?Computer: YES, THE RED CUBE.Person: Is it supported?Computer: YES, BY THE TABLE.Person: Can the table pick up blocks?Computer: NO.Person: Can a pyramid be supported by a block?Computer: YES.Person: Can a pyramid support a pyramid?Computer: I DON'T KNOW.Person: Stack up two pyramids.Computer: I CAN'T.Person: Will you please stack up both of the red blocks and either a green cube or a pyramid?Computer: OK.Person: Which cube is sitting on the table?Computer: THE LARGE GREEN ONE WHICH SUPPORTS THE RED PYRAMID.Person: Is there a large block behind a pyramid?Computer: YES, THREE OF THEM: A LARGE RED ONE, A LARGE GREEN CUBE, AND THE BLUE ONE.(continued, see linked article)
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 9.7 ms ] threadComputer: OK.
Person: Grasp the pyramid.
Computer: I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHICH PYRAMID YOU MEAN.
Person (changing their mind): Find a block which is taller than the one you are holding and put it into the box.
Computer: BY "IT", I ASSUME YOU MEAN THE BLOCK WHICH IS TALLER THAN THE ONE I AM HOLDING.
Computer: OK.
Person: What does the box contain?
Computer: THE BLUE PYRAMID AND THE BLUE BLOCK.
Person: What is the pyramid supported by?
Computer: THE BOX.
Person: How many blocks are not in the box?
Computer: FOUR OF THEM.
Person: Is at least one of them narrower than the one which i told you to pick up?
Computer: YES, THE RED CUBE.
Person: Is it supported?
Computer: YES, BY THE TABLE.
Person: Can the table pick up blocks?
Computer: NO.
Person: Can a pyramid be supported by a block?
Computer: YES.
Person: Can a pyramid support a pyramid?
Computer: I DON'T KNOW.
Person: Stack up two pyramids.
Computer: I CAN'T.
Person: Will you please stack up both of the red blocks and either a green cube or a pyramid?
Computer: OK.
Person: Which cube is sitting on the table?
Computer: THE LARGE GREEN ONE WHICH SUPPORTS THE RED PYRAMID.
Person: Is there a large block behind a pyramid?
Computer: YES, THREE OF THEM: A LARGE RED ONE, A LARGE GREEN CUBE, AND THE BLUE ONE.
(continued, see linked article)