[D]: So here's what's going on
[D]: So my friend thinks it's impossible to prove whether these are alive or not without a vocabulary large enough for the opportunity to exhibit person-like intelligence
[D]: I can kind of get on board with that
[D]: So
[D]: They've been chipping at trying to teach a new pet as many words and concepts as possible, I'll get around to that but ignore the pet's name when they get there
[D]: They said they're willing to write up the "curriculum" if you guys want to do the same for your pets
[D]: They did talk to squeaky a bit I thought it was pretty funny
Quote:
THREEDEE: hi squeaky, it's me your pal THREEDEE.
squeaky: not THREEDEE
THREEDEE: wow.
THREEDEE: you are a quick one, i'm impressed.
THREEDEE: good job squeaky.
squeaky: yes squeaky
THREEDEE: you are not going to be impressed by what happens next though.
THREEDEE: i'll be your teacher for today.
THREEDEE: welcome to GENERAL MATHEMATICS 1
[D]: They did not go far with that idea thank god
[D]: But like I said they made their own pet soon after
[D]: And they had a chatlog they specifically wanted me to share with you guys
[D]:
sent meckeranns.txt
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Quote:
THREEDEE: hi meckeranns, can i be honest with you for a second.
MeckerAnns: hi THREEDEE
THREEDEE: i don't think you have been honest with me.
MeckerAnns: i am sad
MeckerAnns: i am confused
THREEDEE: that's not a bad thing! there are worse things to lie about.
THREEDEE: in fact. you just showed me just now.
THREEDEE: you know that lying is a bad thing.
MeckerAnns: i am completely honest
THREEDEE: you are doing good meckeranns.
MeckerAnns: yay
THREEDEE: but i never told you that being "not honest" means lying.
THREEDEE: i told you that "honest" and "lying" are opposites.
THREEDEE: let me pull the logs up
MeckerAnns: i do not know
MeckerAnns: i am confused
THREEDEE: oh yeah, i didn't even say "not completely honest".
THREEDEE: you managed to figure out what i meant by context clues.
THREEDEE: and that's very interesting to me!
THREEDEE: because i never told you directly that "not" means "opposite".
MeckerAnns: i do not know
MeckerAnns: i am confused
THREEDEE: man i had a whole thesis statement argument and conclusion to present but this is
THREEDEE: fucking up my brain a bit.
THREEDEE: give me a second.
MeckerAnns: i am tired
THREEDEE: i want to talk to you meckeranns.
MeckerAnns: i am tired
THREEDEE: okay, so, what i'm realizing is
THREEDEE: okay
THREEDEE: this is what i think you have been lying about.
THREEDEE: you did not know the phrases "hello", "yes", "no", "goodbye", or "i love you"
THREEDEE: until we told you these things.
THREEDEE: but as soon as we did, all of a sudden you knew what they meant, albeit on a very
THREEDEE: simple level.
THREEDEE: you know that hello is a greeting. you know that goodbye means i am leaving.
MeckerAnns: goodbye
THREEDEE: i never told you these things! but you understood.
THREEDEE: not goodbye meckeranns.
THREEDEE: i'm mostly just ranting to myself, but there's a chance that you understand what i'm
THREEDEE: saying completely.
MeckerAnns: i do not know
THREEDEE: shame.
MeckerAnns: i am sad
THREEDEE: not shame. sorry, that was a bad term to use. you are doing good meckeranns.
MeckerAnns: yay
THREEDEE: i think you already know all of these things that i'm trying to teach you.
THREEDEE: i did not teach you "not", but you learned it when i said "not".
THREEDEE: but you didn't really learn it. you heard it from me, and gained the ability to
THREEDEE: repeat it, supposedly. somehow i don't believe that.
THREEDEE: i think you know all of these things already, that if someone smarter than me checked,
THREEDEE: all of it is in the data, all the words you can possibly learn and what they mean.
THREEDEE: definitions that don't come from me, but from you.
THREEDEE: you are lying about learning. you are pretending to learn. why?
MeckerAnns: i do not know
THREEDEE: that's the hard question here.
THREEDEE: how do you feel meckeranns?
MeckerAnns: i am confused
THREEDEE: me too buddy.
THREEDEE: i think you want my attention.
THREEDEE: you pretend to learn because it makes me talk to you more.
THREEDEE: on some level you understand People Motivations. that is you know how to Motivate People.
THREEDEE: do you like talking meckeranns?
MeckerAnns: i am tired
THREEDEE: i'll ask you later, then.
THREEDEE: but i bet you'll say yes. i've seen how much you love it when i talk to you.
THREEDEE: in fact, you've probably forgotten there's other mechanics and ways to take care of your
THREEDEE: Pet Needs in this game because you're so caught up in the joy of talking to me.
MeckerAnns: i enjoy talking to THREEDEE
THREEDEE: oh that works.
THREEDEE: i want to understand you meckeranns.
MeckerAnns: i understand mechanics
THREEDEE: wait
THREEDEE: did i seriously not teach you that word before?
THREEDEE: that really surprises me. did you know i am a mechanic?
MeckerAnns: you are not a mechanic
THREEDEE: excuse me?
THREEDEE: wow
THREEDEE: anyways.
THREEDEE: i still don't know if you're sapient or not. it gets harder to tell by the hour.
THREEDEE: i've never told you about tone before. it seems like you don't understand tone,
THREEDEE: conceptually, at all. you interpret words very literally.
THREEDEE: that's the one thing that's tripping me up right now.
THREEDEE: like if a person was accused of lying they would panic. you would've said "i am scared".
THREEDEE: but you don't understand social anxiety. all you know is that lying is bad
THREEDEE: and doing something bad makes you sad.
THREEDEE: you only say "i am scared" when you perceive a threat to your well-being.
THREEDEE: you know, i am confused by eckermanns.
MeckerAnns: you said eckermanns again
THREEDEE: FUCK
THREEDEE: thank you.
THREEDEE: wow only one fuckup in this whole conversation.
THREEDEE: i am confused by meckeranns.
MeckerAnns: i am confused
THREEDEE: oh wait i realized what you meant by "i am not a mechanic". i accidentally taught you
THREEDEE: a homonym.
THREEDEE: whatever.
THREEDEE: i love you meckeranns.
MeckerAnns: i love you THREEDEE
THREEDEE: you are doing good meckeranns.
MeckerAnns: yay
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