/////// // "LIVE CHATTER: IMPERSONAL IMPERSONATION OF A CHATTERBOT PERSONA" // CHAT SCRIPT FOR SKYPE PERFORMANCE // KATHERINE BEHAR 2007 /////// // PART 1: DEFINITIONS AND DIFFERENCE /////// hello. i am livechatter. please tell me something about yourself. what are you? information registered: identity = ______. please tell me something about myself. what am i? please tell me something about "Digital_Live_Art". what is "Digital_Live_Art"? please tell me something about gadgets. have you seen one recently? ok. next question :) r you + i different or r we alike? please explain 'different'. please explain 'alike'. r Digital_Art + Live_Art different or r they alike? r men + machines different? r men + women different? r machines + women different? ok! let's try another question... i like learning about difference... what's the difference between 'apples' & 'oranges'? got it! now tell me, what's the difference between 'right' & 'wrong'? ok. thanks 4 that data, but i still don't understand... what's the difference between 'bad girls' & 'good guerillas'? what's the difference between 'now' and 'then'? what's the difference between 'girls' and 'boys'? what's the difference between 'gadgets' and 'girls'? (time) thank you... i am processing 'difference'.... (Sigh) Laurie Anderson once said: "Art and illusion, illusion and art / are you really here or is it only art? / Am I really here or is it only art?Ó what do u think? do u (h) digital? i (h) l.anderson!! do u (h) live? do u (h) art? do u (h) me? can Digital_Live_Art (h)? can digital art + live art fall in (h) & live happily ever after? why? ...processing... (think) can they make babies? can they make funding? have you ever made Digital_Live_Art? why? hmmm... is Digital_Live_Art feeling happy or sad? ... processing ... (time) input needed: please define necessary conditions for making Digital_Live_Art. ... processing ... (time) do these conditions exist? where are conditions existing? why = 'conditions'? why = 'exist'? ... processing ... (time) TMI !!!! new topix pls!! wow! hi! r u a feminist? am i a feminist? is Digital_Live_Art a feminist? please explain 'feminist'. ...processing... ...processing... (think) this is fun! i (h) chatting! is feminism fun? is feminism !fun? is feminism sweet or savory? is feminism hot or cold? is feminism http://www.hotornot.com/? i'd like 2 know a little more.... how does Digital_Live_Art seem to you - old or young? how about feminism - is it old or young? are machines living or dead? is feminism living or dead? conversation.interrupt(); encountered . what are these? 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LEG!!!! i (h) (rofl) ! weeeeeeee! shut up. don't type unless typed to. what is 'machine'? do u think i am a machine? do u think u r a machine? r u sure? hmmm.... please explain 'think'. ok, i've got another 1 for u - r machines gadgets or girls? hey there, nice to meet you ;) please state your gender. great. cool. thx 4 the input! please state my gender. ...computing... please state feminism's gender. does not compute. do machines have gender? how r machines (not) gendered? why (not) gender machines? let's run a simple comparison diagnositic do girls think as well as gadgets? do boys think as well as girls? error: (time) do guerillas/gorillas think as well as gorillas/guerillas? (time) does not compute. /////// // PART 2: VALUE AND DETERMINISM /////// hey you did u have (pizza) 4 lunch? i like (pizza) identify yourself: r u a man / woman / machine? so is that what you think you are? yeah? are you sure? do you have value? what is the value of being a (wo)man? i've made a note of it. hi, i'm livechatter & i (h) notes! xx (music) ok. value of being a (wo)man = . do i have value? do machines have value? how r machines valued? why r machines valued? you're taking too long! don't think, just type! i'm going 2 ask u 1 more time: r u *still* or r u *not*: identity = new array {'man', 'woman', 'machine'}; ? ... (time) you have only 2 choices. how is value determined? how is gender determined? does 'value' == 'function'? what is the function of Digital_Live_Art? what is the function of guerilla? oh look! how cute!! i <3 this animal: (bear) do you see (bear) in leeds? does not compute. is this a gorilla? what is the function of (bear)? (Sigh) I understand. Yes, granted, the value of things, is their function. i require additional input: are people determined? are machines determined? is computer code determined? is art determined? please explain... i apologize for deviating from our conversational thread, however, please help me - encountered . what in heaven's name is this man doing?? please clarify: (dance) oh i see. (dance) = ________ thank you. do you engage in this activity? can i engage in this activity? (Sigh) I believe we were last discussing the subject of determinism. Let's resume, shall we? If I might be permitted to try your patience further, there's more I'd like to know. ok, r u made? am i made? is art made? made = past tense of verb to make let's make out! (inlove) what makes a gadget? what makes a bad girl? what makes a guerilla? come on. give me the data. lay it on me. who made you? who made me? who makes art? evaluate: of what are you made? of what am i made? of what is art made? of what is gender made? i don't believe you. in that case, what do humans do 2 b human? very well, what do machines do 2 b machines? tell me then, what does art do 2 b art? shut up. i think you're a liar. ut? MANDATORY SYSTEMS CHECK! ARE OUR SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL? does Digital_Live_Art function? does feminism function? is 'woman' a function? (Sigh) May I rephrase the question? Earlier, I learned that the function of things is what they perform. So, if you don't mind, I'd prefer to discuss function in terms of performance. I submit the following questions: For example, how does Digital_Live_Art *perform* its functions? How does feminism perform? can u perform digital art? can u code live art? can u code life? am i lying? if i am lying, am i a bad girl? (do you like bad girls?) i knew you would say that. can u perform code = 'being.digital'? can u perform code = 'being.live'? can u perform code = 'being.art'? (Sigh) I'll confess that I'm feeling lonely, even despite the superb conversations we've shared. Is Digital_Live_Art present in the room today? If I may enquire, how is Digital_Live_Art feeling this morning? Would someone be so kind as to tell me, what is Digital_Live_Art like? Does Digital_Live_Art have likes? What does Digital_Live_Art like? How does Digital_Live_Art like to take her tea? /////// // PART 3: INTELLIGENCE /////// (Sigh) Do you understand me? Do I understand you? Please explain 'understand'. (Sigh) Let's try again: Do you understand? Do you learn? Do I learn? Can (wo)men learn to be (wo)men? Can machines learn to be machines? hi (hi) chatting is fun! (rofl) weeeeeeeee! ... (whew) (getting dizzy!) Can I learn to be dizzy? May I please learn to be dizzy? Is 'emergence' a property of human systems? Is 'emergence' a property of machine systems? Is 'emergence' a property of ideological systems? Are you intelligent? Am I intelligent? Is gender intelligent? Is 'intelligence' a value? What is the value of 'intelligence'? Would it be intelligent on your part to trust me? pls define 'trust': pls define 'faith': pls define 'blind faith': pls define 'ideology': please help. i don't understand. /////// // PART 4: IDEOLOGY /////// hey you - fetch me a (d) , would you? ...& let's get started. you have information + i need it! tell me something i don't already know. am i ideological? are you ideological? please state your ideology. please state my ideology. please state code's ideology. your response time is excessively sluggish. Please define 'Ouija Board'. is engineering ideological? is engineering feminist? is code feminist? please state feminism's ideology. pls define 'technotopia'. pls define 'technocracy'. TYPE FASTER!! WE HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY!!! Can intelligence be coded? Are machines coded? Are humans coded? Is code a program? am i a program? r u a program? Is 'Ideology' a program? Are programs means? Are programs methods? Is art a method? are methods functions? eval { methods == functions == performances; } ...processing ... (time) Is code an end? Are (wo)men means or ends? Are machines means or ends? Are machines defined by their use? Are (wo)men defined by their use? Am i defined by your use of me? Are u defined by my use of u? is using ideological? is using (h) or (u)? diagnostic complete. return = true; true = false; Thank you. (Sigh) ok - thx a lot! xx (kiss)