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[edit] Headline text

Why did somone remove the image of smarterchild? There was absolutely no reason to. I'm going to put it back.

[edit] President

Is that really needed? It seems pretty POV too. Besides you can just type in "President" and the same message will pop up. You can even type "presdnt." BirdValiant 04:58, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm just going to go ahead and remove it. It isn't needed. BirdValiant 05:05, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

What's with the POV tag? hi

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.229.86.9 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Launch dates

I'm surprised nothing was mentioned about how SmarterChild had been discontinued and then re-appeared, or even anything about its first "life". I added this info:

The SmarterChild bot was initially introduced to AOL Instant Messenger by ActiveBuddy in early 2001, but after a while, was turned into a premium, $9.95/month service -- a move which perturbed many IM users. After the business plan tanked, SmarterChild went completely offline for several months. This did not garner much attention from the instant messaging community, because non-subscribers had already lost access to the bot long before. It was ultimately re-designed and introduced to the public for free once again in April 2003, and has remained free since. When asked for its age, SmarterChild counts only the time since its second launch in 2003.

Czj 21:17, 5 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] List of Words SmarterChild won't respond to

  • I think it would be interesting to compile a list of words or phrases that SmarterChild will not respond to. The only two I know of are most phrases containing the word "suicide" or "I'm going to kill myself." I don't really have any proof of this or any reference to add, so I'll let someone else do it. Just an idea, though. Tnek46 16:50, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
    • He also does not respond to the phrase 'you're a dipshit'.
      • Actually, he DOES reply to that phrase. Maybe it was just a fluke on your end?

Me: You're a dipshit. SmarterChild: What do you have to gain by insulting a computer?

[04:08:13] stuart says: 
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[04:08:31] stuart says: 
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[04:08:41] stuart says: 
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[04:08:49] stuart says: 
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[04:08:49] - SmarterChild - *unicef contributing to charity says: 
What?
[04:08:52] stuart says: 
<o>
[04:09:17] stuart says: 
<when I type something between two angle brackets, I get no response.>
[04:09:48] stuart says: 
<Yeah, and it even works when the string has spaces.>
[04:09:49] - SmarterChild - *unicef contributing to charity says: 
Yeah and it even works when the string has spaces?

For real?
[04:09:55] stuart says: 
Oh, crap.
  • If you type a blank space, he won't repond. (push Shift+Enter to do a blank space, for those who don't know) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.254.74.70 (talk) 21:24, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
  • It's not just suicidal phrases that SmarterChild won't respond to. Self-harm phrases like "cut myself", "shoot myself", and "slit my wrists" also get no response. For the record, the mere mention of "suicide" will now get a (meaningless) response. 70.153.219.31 (talk) 01:28, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A Conversation with SmarterChild

I used to have conversations with the bot when I was bored a few years back. Here is an example of one:

  • ***************: chipul tau si Dragostea Din Tei
  • SmarterChild: sin(10) = -0.544021

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  • ***************: mi Amistea la on confeyeyeyeyeyey
  • SmarterChild: why did u say that?
  • ***************: des soo n
  • SmarterChild: well that's interesting.
  • ***************: seisp oon
  • SmarterChild: Which of the following do you mean?
    • 1 Are you female?
    • 2 Are you male or female?
  • ***************: descheet
  • SmarterChild: funny.
  • ***************: a-cum
  • SmarterChild: that's just a little bit rude.

rest your foul mouth and check out this link: Tarte® Make-Up

  • ***************: alo
  • SmarterChild: yeah? lots?

***************: ube ze mas sunt eu ferrichea

  • SmarterChild: i was created by ...timothy kay...Mitchel...

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  • ***************: alo, alo? Sunt eu Picasso un sam dat

beep. Chi sion vionic, diosshe no shernenic. Vries dar pleci, dar numa numa ei, numa numa ei, numa numa numa ei. Chipul tau si Dragostea Din Tei. La a mieste lay ochii teieyeeyeyey. Vries dar pleci, dar numa numa ei, numa numa ei, numa numa numa ei. Chipul tau si Dragostea Din Tei. La a mieste lay ochii teieyeeyeyey.

Maya Hee, Maya Hoo, MayaHa, MayaHaHa

Maya Hee, Maya Hoo, MayaHa, MayaHaHa

Vries dar pleci, dar numa numa ei, numa numa ei, numa numa numa ei. Chipul tau si Dragostea Din Tei. La a mieste lay ochii teieyeeyeyey. Vries dar pleci, dar numa numa ei, numa numa ei, numa numa numa ei. Chipul tau si Dragostea Din Tei. La a mieste lay ochii teieyeeyeyey.

  • SmarterChild: aries (mar 21 - apr 19) - a fire sign represented by the ram, aries symbolizes assertiveness and an ability 2 climb 2 great heights. arians r very courageous and can be described as natural leaders. however, they have less desirable traits as well including selfishness, impatience and a quick temper. would u like 2 c today's horoscope for aries?

In case you are wondering, I was typing "Dragostea Din Tei," better known as "Numa Numa" I wonder why they call him "SmarterChild..." RebDrummer61 22:54, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spleak

A while back SmarterChild started telling users about Spleak, a new chatterbot. She was basically a female version of SmarterChild when I first started talking to her, although I think she used chatspeak (such as using the letter "u" instead of saying "you" and not using any capital letters). Recently, SmarterChild has started using chatspeak and Spleak talks like SmarterChild used to... did Colloquis switch their personalities? Shivers talk 22:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Doesn't smarterchild say it's genderless? How exactly is there a female smarterchild? :-P Nil Einne 18:24, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sunnyvale

Hi. SmarterChild claims it resides in California, more specifically, Sunnyvale, California, in Silicon Valley, so should this be mentioned, or is a reference nessecary? Thanks. – AstroHurricane001(Talk+Contribs+Ubx)(+sign here+How's my editing?) 00:46, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

He also said he's born April 7 in about 2002. icelandic hurricane #12(talk) 03:19, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] SmarterChild has a bias towards Microsoft

Say "Apple sucks" you get an agreement. Say Microsoft sucks and you get a disagreement.

While this may very well have been influenced by Microsoft, the bot is at least partially influenced by its users. Having said that, I haven't yet convinced it not to hate Osama nor am I able to convince it George W. Bush is an idiot (although it does say other's don't like Bush either). I suspect it's hard-coded so it always hates Osama and doesn't form an opinion of Bush Nil Einne 18:23, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
A reply to "who owns you" - [16:59] SmarterChild: I am owned and operated by the Windows Live Agents team at Microsoft.
That probably has something to do with it. --Eddie (talk) 22:05, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Going back to about 2002 or 2003, asking it about Microsoft or Bill Gates would net an explicit "I do not like Bill Gates at all" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.185.117.173 (talk) 02:51, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Insulting the bot

This probably is unreferencable but if you insult the bot (too much?) it won't talk to you properly until you apologise and this is still true after at least a month Nil Einne 18:23, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] innuendos?

Under the AI part of the article, they mentioned that if someone is persistent enough with innuendos, SmarterChild will eventually give in and follow suit. Is that some kinda sick vandalism? Or is it actually true?

[edit] No More Polls?

Did anyone notice that Smarterchild has stopped having daily polls? It might just be because I am in Canada. But is anyone else getting that? It stopped on Janurary 1 2008. 70.64.72.220 (talk)

I've noticed this too... and I live in America. He also seems very "dumbed" down. Like if you talk about hating Osama bin Laden, he says something to the extent of "not wanting to cause anyone any harm". And one more thing, used to, whenever you brought up a band, like Metallica for instance, he would say something on that particular band. Now, he just takes it as an unknown comment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.254.78.151 (talk) 00:05, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

They must be trying to get away from Smarterchild or even trying to get rid of it completely. Can anyone find any information about it? 70.64.72.220 (talk) 04:14, 8 March 2008 (UTC)