Gaming Akinator, the AI guessing genius

[SiberianTiger]

Here is him:
http://en.akinator.com/

Akinator will ask you questions and guess the character you have in mind. It may be a fictionary or a real character. You won't believe how addictive this activity is until you try to beat him (which is really not much easier than to beat a real person!)

The only requirement for you is to answer the questions honestly, or you'll take his place inside the lamp! (see the background story). :tiphat:

Akinator is available in English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian.

 

[Urwumpe]

Doesn't work too well with Firefox here, also he guesses to quick. I thought of Ernst Stuhlinger, and he answered Wernher von Braun.

 

[SiberianTiger]

Doesn't work too well with Firefox here, also he guesses to quick. I thought of Ernst Stuhlinger, and he answered Wernher von Braun.

He takes three guessing attempts. If he fails all the three, he will surrender and ask you for input of the character. Also, he works better with more popular characters, but so people do as well. If I'd had in mind my half-cousin, I doubt anybody would guess him.

 

[Urwumpe]

He takes three guessing attempts. If he fails all the three, he will surrender and ask you for input of the character. Also, he works better with more popular characters, but so people do as well. If I'd had in mind my half-cousin, I doubt anybody would guess him.

I'd say Stuhlinger as father of the first practical electrical rocket engines is a different house number.

 

[T.Neo]

Wow. This is quite impressive and addictive.

 

[TSPenguin]

It learns from user input. I'd guess not many go with Stuhlinger and Braun ...

 

[Arthur Dent]

It didn't know Gus Grissom

 

[SiberianTiger]

I'd say Stuhlinger as father of the first practical electrical rocket engines is a different house number.

Did you try to play in German or in English? I believe it keeps a separate semantic network for each language.

 

[Urwumpe]

Did you try to play in German or in English? I believe it keeps a separate semantic network for each language.

English...why should I speak German?

 

[Eagle]

He failed at Patrick Henry (Revolution era Politician, "Give me liberty or give me death"). At least Patrick Henry was in the database.

 

[willy88]

Pretty impressive. It got 4 out of the 5 characters that I was thinking of (although it took a while to guess that I was thinking of Wikus from District 9 on the third one).

 

[T.Neo]

LOL... the first character I searched for was Wikus.

 

[Arrowstar]

It didn't know Gus Grissom

No, but it got James Lovell. :blink:

Edit: It also got Jake Sully from Avatar. Maybe I'm being too easy.

 

[insanity]

He guessed Millard Fillmore correctly. The only POTUS to have 4 of the same letter in his name

 

[martins]

Has your character dicovered anything?

I guess this means "discovered", although at first I read "divorced", which left me a bit puzzled (this cropped up when the target was Ludwig Wittgenstein, which aktinator found without much problems). Apparently one of the most distinguishing features for scientists and philosophers is whether they have a moustache. And he usually asks about "funny hair", just to make sure it's not Einstein again .

Edit: I wonder how often you would have to insist on a wrong answer before he starts believing it ...

 

[Urwumpe]

He also fails on Professor Dr. Ulrich Gabler... Lets leave the field of science and select arts...

Interesting: He gets some input from Heavy Metal Fans it seems... Lordi and Udo Dirkschneider are known. xD

 

[martins]

I've introduced Akinator to the almighty . He guessed planet Earth (sheesh!) He seemed somewhat suspicious when I insisted that my character really exists (he asked twice :lol

 

[Urwumpe]

I've introduced Akinator to the almighty . He guessed planet Earth (sheesh!) He seemed somewhat suspicious when I insisted that my character really exists (he asked twice :lol

I played with the same character now three times, and he still failed guessing Ferdinand Piech. Maybe I should answer "Yes", when asked if he is bad.

 

[cinder1992]

All right, Who put martin up there? It managed to get him right twice.

 

[Jarvitä]

All right, Who put martin up there? It managed to get him right twice.

I tried to do the same. First it guessed Richard Dawkins, then Garry Newman. :rofl:

EDIT: Also did not know about Herman Potočnik. Hooray for obscure rocket scientists!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Potočnik