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Creating a Walking Skeleton Software System for Conversational AI
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The key to creating a compelling conversational AI system is to find a balance between rule-based programming and allowing room for imagination. This can be achieved by creating a walking skeleton software system that includes basic versions of each component needed for the whole system to function.

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The dialogue system in Sophia, a humanoid robot, combines hand-coded rules with deep neural nets that generate responses.
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Dialogue Systems
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The dialogue system in Sophia, a humanoid robot, combines hand-coded rules with deep neural nets that generate responses. However, an alternative approach is to create a simple version of the system and replace each part with a suitable module, resulting in a rule-based system.

Chapter
Creating a Walking Skeleton Software System for Conversational AI
Episode
#103 – Ben Goertzel: Artificial General Intelligence
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Gary Marcus discusses the limitations of conversational AI and the challenges of incorporating human-like intelligence into machines like Sophia the robot.
3:03:29 - 3:05:14 (01:45)
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conversational AI
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Gary Marcus discusses the limitations of conversational AI and the challenges of incorporating human-like intelligence into machines like Sophia the robot.

Chapter
Creating a Walking Skeleton Software System for Conversational AI
Episode
#103 – Ben Goertzel: Artificial General Intelligence
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The AI community is divided in their reactions to humanoid robots like Sophia, with some prescribing AGI capabilities to her, while others express frustration at exaggerated claims.
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AI, humanoid robots, Sophia
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The AI community is divided in their reactions to humanoid robots like Sophia, with some prescribing AGI capabilities to her, while others express frustration at exaggerated claims. Some also criticize those who allow the hype to continue.

Chapter
Creating a Walking Skeleton Software System for Conversational AI
Episode
#103 – Ben Goertzel: Artificial General Intelligence
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast