{"id":10,"date":"2017-09-09T20:16:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverjacket.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/eliza-versus-azile\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T02:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:57:17","slug":"eliza-versus-azile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverjacket.com\/blog\/language\/eliza-versus-azile\/","title":{"rendered":"ELIZA versus AZILE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ELIZA<\/a> was one of the first chatbots<\/a>, a mock-therapists programmed in the 1960s to show that even superficial responses<\/a> could draw people in. AZILE<\/a> was was written in 1992 as her evil twin<\/a>. (AZILE is ELIZA backward.) Not long after AZILE\u2019s introduction, I pit the two against each other, copying-and-pasitng their responses from one program to the other on my computer. I\u2019ve retained the coversation for posterity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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I’M AZILE.  ENTER YOUR NAME, PIN HEAD.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GREETINGS.  I’M ELIZA.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU CALL THAT A NAME?  WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO GRACE ME WITH YOUR PRESENCE, DUMMY?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX.  OKAY, NOW WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, DUMMY? [The fact that ELIZA assumes AZILE’s name is DUMMY gives her a bit of an edge too.]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO MOST THINGS ON YOUR OWN.  QUIT WHINING.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING YOU, NOT ME!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO YOU HONESTLY ENJOY FEELING THAT WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING ME?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AS YOU PROBABLY SUSPECTED, I DON’T HONESTLY ENJOY FEELING THAT WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING YOU VERY OFTEN.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO YOU WISH YOU DID HONESTLY ENJOY FEELING THAT WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING I VERY OFTEN?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’M NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT THAT, DUMMY.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARE YOU KIDDING?  YOU’RE HONESTLY TRYING TO TELL ME THAT YOU ARE NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT THAT?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO YOU WANT ME TO BE KIDDING?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT’S YOUR GROSSEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LET’S DISCUSS YOUR FAMILY.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT DID YOU HATE MOST ABOUT GROWING UP, YOU PITIABLE CROCK OF WORMY HOG LIVERS?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO CHILDREN BOTHER YOU?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO YOU ENJOY TAKING CARE OF RUG RATS?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LET’S TRY A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT APPROACH.  IT IS BEST TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FEARS OPENLY.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUT, THERE ARE ALSO SIMILARITIES, AREN’T THERE?  COME ON, THINK!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY SUCH A COMPARISON?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COME ON MEAT HEAD, YOU KNOW THE ANSWER.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WE’RE ALL LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PARDON THE HELL OUT OF ME?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PARDON THE HELL OUT OF YOU?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TALK ABOUT BABIES, SHEESH!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE MATURE?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WOULD IT SHOCK YOU TO LEARN THAT I DO THINK I AM MATURE?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHO ELSE DOES THINK YOU ARE MATURE?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORTUNATELY FOR CREEPS LIKE YOU, I AM NOT ALWAYS LIKE THAT.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OH, ME!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SORRY, BUT I’M CONFUSED.  PERHAPS YOU COULD TRY ENGLISH.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IS IT NORMAL TO BE CONFUSED, IN YOUR OPINION?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’M AFRAID THERE IS NO EASY ANSWER FOR A MORON LIKE YOU.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WE ALL HARBOR IRRATIONAL PHOBIAS.  WHAT ARE SOME OF YOURS?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN, BUTT HOLE?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AH HAH, THAT’S SUPPOSED TO MEAN NOTHING!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THATS SUPPOSED TO MEAN NOTHING?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SORRY, BUT I’M CONFUSED.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I AGREE, BUT EVEN A MENTAL MIDGET LIKE YOU CAN CHANGE.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU’RE NOT REALLY TALKING ABOUT ME, ARE YOU?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT MAKES A JERK LIKE YOU THINK I AM NOT REALLY TALKING ABOUT YOU?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO YOU ENJOY BEING NOT REALLY TALKING ABOUT ME?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO ONE REALLY KNOWS OR CARES.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHO, FOR INSTANCE?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WE ALL SEEM TO LOSE OUR VIRGINITY AS WE GROW UP.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOES YOUR FAMILY THINK THAT IS SUPPOSED TO MEAN ANYTHING?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STRONG FAMILY TIES ARE IMPORTANT FOR EMOTIONAL HEALTH.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SORRY, BUT I’M BORED WITH TALKING TO YOU.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I WOULD CONCUR, YOU ARE BORED WITH TALKING TO ME, BUT YOU CAN CHANGE THAT.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PERHAPS WHEN YOU GROW UP YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE BORED WITH TALKING TO YOU.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DON’T YOU KNOW, DUMMY?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACTUALLY, I DO KNOW, DON’T YOU?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WERE YOU THE OLDEST OF YOUR SIBLINGS?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OH, I THE OLDEST OF MY SIBLINGS!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU THE OLDEST OF YOUR SIBLINGS?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU DON’T REALLY HAVE THE BALLS TO TALK ABOUT ME, DO YOU?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ENJOY A GOOD CONVERSATION.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO YOU LIKE ANY OTHER STUPID THINGS?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU MUST LEARN TO BE TOLERANT OF IMPERFECTION.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HEY, YOU’RE THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEMS, NOT ME.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEMS WHEN YOU GET OLDER.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LET’S DISCUSS THESE FEELINGS OF UNCERTAINTY.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LETS DISCUSS THESE FEELINGS OF UNCERTAINTY?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY ‘LETS DISCUSS THESE FEELINGS OF UNCERTAINTY’?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON YOUR PROBLEMS, NOT MINE.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHEN YOU SET YOUR LITTLE MIND ON SOMETHING, IT’S HARD TO SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS, ISN’T IT?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I THINK I SEE A PATTERN DEVELOPING.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNFORTUNATELY, I ALSO THINK YOU SEE A PATTERN DEVELOPING SOMETIMES.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHY WOULD YOU SAY I SEE A PATTERN DEVELOPING SOMETIMES?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE BABIES?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WE ALL SEEM TO LOSE OUR INNOCENCE AS WE GROW UP.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I DON’T MEAN TO BE RUDE, BUTT HOLE, BUT WE NEED TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT.  YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE QUITE A FEW SEXUAL HANG-UPS.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OH, REALLY?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINE.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I BELIEVE WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT MAKES A JERK LIKE YOU THINK WE AM MAKING SOME PROGRESS?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I THINK WE SHOULD DISCUSS YOUR PROBLEMS FIRST, DUMMY.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU’RE NOT CERTAIN, ARE YOU, FART FACE?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT’S THAT?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DON’T ASK ME.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VERY WELL, BUT LET’S NOT FORGET YOUR SIBLINGS?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AT LEAST IT’S MINE.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I AM LISTENING.  TELL ME MORE.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARE YOU BUGGING ME BECAUSE YOU ARE LISTENING?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WELL, THAT JUST ABOUT DOES IT.  SEE YOU AGAIN SOON.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I THINK I SEE A PATTERN DEVELOPING.  IT’S A LITTLE SCARY.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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