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《寻找SmarterChild》Kickstarter众筹

这是一部关于SmarterChild的独立纪录片项目,SmarterChild是AOL即时通讯软件上曾拥有3000万“好友”(即用户)的聊天机器人。纪录片拍摄者林赛·西茨和赞·吉利斯正在Kickstarter上发起众筹,距离截止只剩一周,主目标尚未完成。本文作者在了解该项目后决定出资支持,并推荐读者也考虑加入。

背景速读

- SmarterChild 是 2000–2002 年间 AIM(AOL Instant Messenger)上的聊天机器人,由 ActiveBuddy 公司开发。它采用 AIM 好友列表形式,用户可像与真人好友一样发消息对话,高峰期拥有约 3000 万用户,被视为现代聊天机器人(如 Siri)的前身之一。 - ELIZA 是 1960 年代 MIT 开发的早期对话程序,常被称为历史上第一个聊天机器人。本文作者 Gruber 当天早些时候刚写了关于 ELIZA 的文章,随即收到读者推荐,才注意到这个关于 SmarterChild 的纪录片众筹项目。 - 本文作者 John Gruber 是科技博客 Daring Fireball 的创办人,主要关注 Apple 和互联网文化。这篇文章是他为一部独立纪录片做的推荐和募捐呼吁。 - 该纪录片《Searching for SmarterChild》由 Lindsey Sitz 和 Zan Gillies 执导,正在 Kickstarter 上筹款,距离截止仅剩一周,尚未达标。

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