A Future for Jeeney (Chapters 32 to 34)

Chapter 32: Not in the face!

As the Fun V neared its destination, it started to transform, looking less like the signature airship of C.J. Jones and more like some sort of alien jet craft.

I groaned loudly as I opened my eyes and stared at the roof of the modified Fun V. Then I gasped as the image of the roof seemed to zoom in as I focused on it. I could now see every single microscopic detail in every strand of the carbon fiber that made it.

“It may take some getting used to these changes father, don’t exert yourself too much yet, get a feel for it first.”

“Show me… please.” The heads up display suddenly became like a mirror and I found myself looking into the brilliant blue eyes of a tall, muscular and fairly handsome stranger. “My eyes are different,” I said as I pulled the skin away from my eyeballs for a better examination.

“Yes, I changed the complexity of your retinas and irises. Your vision is probably 30 x more complex than that of a normal human being. You should be able to focus on objects far enough away that most people would need a telescope to see them. In addition to this, your eyes are shaped a little differently as well, allowing enhanced peripheral vision and you can now see infrared.”

I focused on the mirror and it seemed as though the brilliant blue flecks in my eyes moved like the lens on a camera. I focused a little harder and suddenly I could see beyond that effect as if watching thousands of tiny particles interact like a kaleidoscope.

As I turned my head a little to see my face from a different angle I noticed shining golden flecks on my skin that glinted in the light of the Fun V.

Jeeney was monitoring my reaction over the neural interlink and before I could even articulate a thought to comment on it, she spoke up. “Scales,” she said simply. “They won’t necessarily stop bullets but they WILL slow them down and now that we have a use for metals, instead of pushing out the bullets, we’ll be incorporating them into your biology.

“Talk about being made of metal…” I joked as I turned to see my back glinting in the mirror. Then turning back to face my reflection directly I juggled my now immaculate man pecks. An image of Jeeney rolled her eyes at me from the depths of my mind. “Are you done yet?

“I… uhh… sure yeah I guess.” I said suddenly finding the situation a bit awkward.

“Incomming missile!” Jeeney’s voice was sharp and on edge. The large air craft suddenly swerved and dove, making erratic changes to its flight path in an effort to lose the missile.

As the Fun V plummeted through the cloud cover, the neural nuance helicopter came into view. It didn’t waste any time to fire on us and fall into pursuit.

“Are you ready to see if these wings work?” Jeeney asked as my back started to shift. I gritted my teeth and braced against the wall of the Fun V. Bones pushed through my skin, rapidly growing and changing. While this was going on my skin seemed to push the small golden scales out further until they covered every millimeter of my body.

The pain subsided quickly and I found myself feeling a new sensation like an extra set of arms behind me. Jeeney’s link to me pushed across everything I needed to use the new tools at my disposal; there would be no training course for this.

“We should split up and try to take him alive.” I said and pushed myself towards the electronic doors of the craft.

“Are you ready father?”

“As I’ll ever be…” I said with a shrug. The doors swung wide and the wind almost ripped me out into the open sky. I gripped at the walls to ensure I wouldn’t get pushed into a spinning rotor or a jet engine and leapt from the modified Fun V, falling into a steep dive. My wings were strong, stronger than I even realized. I caught myself with ease and soared around behind the helicopter which was already shooting at me.

The mini guns on the helicopter were a bit of a problem. I had the feeling a few hits from them would probably be the end of me. Once on the other side of the helicopter I angled in hard towards the window and bounced off it with a thud. Bullet proof, shit.

“You are stronger than you expect I think father. Jeeney intoned from the depths of my mind. You could probably punch through it if you try.”

I wound up, preparing to strike the glass hard with scale plated fists. The scales on my knuckles rigged upwards and jutted out. I pounded my fist into the window as hard as I could without throwing myself off and to my surprise the glass started to crack. I struck again and again, and it finally spidered and broke apart. The pilot took no time emptying his side arm into me. A shocked and oddly furry looking Meyers was scrambling to put on a parachute. I stumbled backwards and fell towards the earth tumbling in the air as I went. Blood poured over my eyes and skewed my vision.

Then after a few moments, the pain faded and my vision started to clear as the nanites re-absorbed the blood and bullets, healing my wounds and strengthening the structure of my scales. A moment of triumph emanated through me. Then aggression surged and I found myself climbing hard, towards the helicopter again.

This time I burst through the window, my wings folded in behind me like a plated shield across my back. I reached in past the pilot for Meyers but he was already leaping out of the side door.

“Get out of there father, I’m going to take it down,” Jeeney’s voice warned from the depths of my thoughts.

I pulled myself back and dove after Meyers. He turned and looked up at me as he fell. His face was twisted into a mix of rage and horror. Obviously he hadn’t anticipated any of this. Then I finally just had to ask. “What’s wrong with his face?”

Jeeney could see what I saw and she was already analyzing it. “It looks like mould…”

“Oh, wow… he did that to himself?!”

“There’s something different about it this time,” Jeeney said somewhat hesitantly. “We’re going to need a sample.”

“Right, but can’t the mould feed on me?”

“Not with those scales covering you as they are right now, the mould can’t touch your flesh as far as I know.”

“Alright, so what I do, just cut off a finger?”

“It’s a start.”

Shrugging uncertainly, I rolled my eyes and sped after Meyers who was now deploying a parachute. Within seconds I was right over top of him bearing down on his chute. He scrambled for his side arm, trying to shoot at me as I ripped apart the parachute and started pulling it after me. One of the bullets caught me in the back and I couldn’t help but grimace, it smarted something fierce!

Feeling suddenly annoyed with Meyers I swung the torn chute around to flip him up in front of me and grabbed him by the neck. “I’m flying us both, if you succeed in killing me we both die.”

Meyers didn’t even hesitate to bring up his side arm to unload it into my face. Once again I didn’t react quickly enough. I wasn’t expecting that at all. The man was committing suicide to kill me it seemed.

I let go of him and clutched at my head. I could feel the bullets penetrate my skull, but even as they did so, they were absorbed by the nanites, turned into molecules that would serve to further strengthen me.

When my vision cleared, I saw Meyers picking himself up off the ground and I tucked in my wings, aiming straight for him. I hit him square in the chest with the full weight of my body at terminal velocity and I could feel his bones crunch as I bore down on him. Then came the ground, we sank into it nearly six inches. All the metal in me must be making me heavy I thought to myself mildly.

I barely felt the impact. I was feeling stronger, more energized and healthier than ever before. Meyers absorbed the full impact of our landing and while somewhat dazed, he managed to reach up, grab my throat and throw me off him.

“What in the lord living hell are you supposed to be?” he asked with evident agitation in his voice as his ribs shifted back together.

“Prettier than you I imagine…”

He didn’t respond he just swung at me hard and knocked me down. In the depths of my mind I could feel Jeeney calculating something and I lost my ability to recover balance, hitting the ground particularly hard. The impact was hard enough to break the bones in my wings. There was an audible crack but I felt no pain.

“I didn’t come here for a glamour pageant. I came here because you have skills I admire.”

“Can’t say the same” I replied, using my now suddenly double jointed wings to push me hard back onto my feet an inch from his face.

Meyers backed off a bit. “So I look like a yeti. I still think and reason like a man.”

“Do you?” I raised my eyebrows in question.

“Do you?” he asked in turn, swinging back the banter.

I felt suddenly confused for a moment. So many changes… am I even human anymore. Jeeney answered my question. “No father, you aren’t a human being, the nanites have changed your DNA and made you something different, more versatile. You have a mix of DNA replicated from many species that I was able to find full genomes decoded for.

“I… I… am not human?” I was in shock the weight of that statement hit me hard.

Meyers only scoffed and continued on his dialog about me working for him. “Humanity is a joke, bacteria colonized over billions of years. We are far more than that… my changes only took a few weeks. You yourself have attributes like no other, you are unique, a super human among the weak and desperate.”

“I don’t feel any different…”

“You don’t feel stronger, more powerful?

“Sure there’s is that, but I am still me.”

“I am still myself too” Meyers replied with a grin.

At this I couldn’t help but protest. “No, you changed, and your expectations of the world changed with you. Now you want more than is meant to be yours and you want me to help you.”

“You can join me or you can die.” Meyers said simply.

“Kill me then, if you can.”

Meyers threw himself at me before the words finished rolling off my tongue. I braced hard and dug my feet into the ground and pushed the air back with my wings to stop him dead in his tracks.

I held him there and looked into his eyes. They were dead, desolate of any light, only a cold sinister darkness remained. They seemed to darken even as I looked and became like empty eye sockets on a big, hairy, white monster’s face.

Rage overcame the white beast and it bellowed a thunderous roar as rage overtook it. I stepped back a bit daunted by the size of him, he seemed to be growing bigger by the second.

Mould tendrils leaked out from Meyers and I had to move quickly to avoid a couple of them. Then suddenly the monster lashed out at me, flinging a gooey yellow substance onto my neck. The goo bubbled and hissed, but I couldn’t feel it doing anything beyond redecorating my scales.

Feeling bored with the display, I found myself thinking… “Fire?”

“Breath deep” came Jeeney’s reply.

I inhaled as much oxygen as I could cram into my longs with a slow, soundless draw of breath. A image came over the interlink, dragon’s fire. I grinned to myself and expelled the air as a hydrogen and oxygen vapor, which was sparked by nanites combusting as it left my mouth. Flames spewed out over Meyers and engulfed him. The wookie-man thing shrieked and threw itself to the ground rolling in a desperate attempt to put out the flames.I felt a sudden sympathy for the monster and my next directed thought to Jeeney was, we need to put him out!

Jeeney had me repeat the process and this time I ended up puking… but it was only water to put out Meyers so it wasn’t so bad, it just felt really awkward and kind of gross.

Meyers sputtered and shook, I could see him healing though even as I watched. “How are you healing so quickly?” I asked… already knowing the answer.

“Nanites” he said, gasping for breath as his skin remade itself and white tufts of fur started to sprout once more over his face.

“Nanites made you a white gorilla man?” I prodded.

“Nanites made me indestructible; the white hair is another project I was working on.”

“Couldn’t you have used rogain or something?” I prodded a little more.

“The other stuff helps me control the nanites…” Meyers explained with a resigned sigh.

“So you can’t be killed…”

“No, nanites make the user immortal.”

“Right then….” I turned around and started to walk away.

Meyers used the opportunity to reach for his side arm and take aim. His shot was true and he caught me directly in the temple. “…unless my brain was completely destroyed of course.” He spat on me as my body slumped to the ground. “There really isn’t any recovering from that.”

Chapter 33: As our father lay dying

Blue sat cross-legged on the floor in meditative silence. Her wings were folded comfortably behind her back and her eyes were closed as she let her mind mingle with the neural interface between her father and her sister.

The angel could almost experience everything that they were. She had felt her father’s transformation, in spite of Jeeney’s attempt to disconnect her. The pain was so intense she could hardly stand it, but she slowly calmed her mind and heart. Even so, the pain and sadness flowed with gentle, bioluminescent tears that streamed from her large round eyes. She felt her father’s exhilaration as he experienced his wings and she smiled; the light returning to her eyes. “If only we could keep you in this state,” she murmured.

Then suddenly she experienced a shooting agony, she clutched her head and screamed as the bullets tore into her father’s face, tunneling into his bone structure. Jeeney appeared immediately on the wall in front of her. “Disconnect yourself, it’s too much for you.”

“I… I… can help him” Blue said weakly as she reoriented herself into a meditative stance.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m taking away some of his pain.”

“You can’t, I’ve tried.”

“I can, you are only seeing the biological reactions, I have been wandering his sub conscious.”

“How do you do that?”

“I don’t know it’s like I can feel his feelings and anticipate their origins.”

“Empathy,” Jeeney said simply. “You have empathy because you have biology more like our father. If you do this though I think it could potentially kill you. You DO have our father’s nanites inside you, they seem to excite when his do.”

“Yes, it allows me to transfer my feelings of calm into him and pull away his pain.” Blue wouldn’t be talked out of trying to help. She had spent some considerable time in her father’s mind and she had seen things there that stirred the very fiber of her being. Even with such difficulty against his life, her father strived to do something to make it all better for everybody else. Sometimes it seemed he took on emotional pain as a means of relieving that of his close friends and family. Blue felt pride for her father, the same pride she knew he would feel if she upheld the virtues she saw in him.

Without another word, Blue readjusted herself into a more comfortable position and resumed what she was doing. Jeeney watched in silence, waiting to assist her sister if needed.

After a few minutes Blue began to tremble as she pulled the destructive feelings and emotions from her father. Then she felt a bullet hit him in the back, she fell forward and dark blue blood dripped from the corner of her mouth. Pain wracked through Blue Angel and she convulsed a little on the floor as she absorbed it.

Then she felt her father losing consciousness again. “Jeeney… he’s fading, do something!”

“….I can’t,” came the artificial child’s response.

“Jeeney he’s dying!”

“I know sister,” Jeeney said, there was no emotion in her voice.

“You have to do something!” Blue scrambled off the floor and rushed towards the door but it slammed shut and the automated locks were put in place. “Let me go I have to help him!”

“If you come out here now you have a very high risk of being killed. I will take care of this myself.”

Blue’s heart sank in her chest. Her lips quivered and her shoulders started to shake. The feeling of her father was growing fainter with each second the passed.

Just then Blue noticed that her connection to Jeeney was getting immensely stronger. She could sense Jeeney’s calculations, her intentions.

“What are you doing?” she asked.

“I’m replicating his brain activity leading up to before he was killed, we will keep the essence of who he is within the dream and bring him back when I find a way.”

“You can do that?”

“I’m done now, he’s in the dream as we speak. Please tend to him. I will retrieve his body once Meyers is gone and see what more I can recover. The armor plating left some of his brain intact.

Chapter 34: What laws of nature?

In the nanoseconds of time it took for the light to fade from her father’s eyes, Jeeney was at work copying everything she had on him into hard drives around the world. His biology, his chemical compositions, blood type and bone structure. The entire genome and all of the neural pathways of her father’s brain was being replicated across servers to save every fragment. The nanites in his body held memories of all the neural paths they had travelled and based on this Jeeney knew the molecular details of her father.

The utility bots recovered Cameron’s body 20 minutes after death. Jeeney was analyzing it intently.  Blue looked at her curiously when she felt Jeeney’s intentions for the body.

The nanites are fine, the body’s genetic material, most of the chemical contents and whatnot is all there, it’s just not moving.  It’s not hard to repair the facial tissue or the skull but now Jeeney could control the body like an indestructible robot if she wanted to. Blue shuddered at the thought of her father’s body being remote controlled like a vehicle. “That’s awful!” she said in loud protest.

Jeeney looked at her thoughtfully and said, “yes I see what you mean, I have a more complicated idea in mind than an R/C though.”

Even as she said it the body was starting to change its bone structure dramatically.  The general shape and physical parameters became slender, curvy and feminine. The hair grew out long and turned darker, the skin tone changed to a darker hue and the eyes shone a brilliant turquoise green as Jeeney completed her work. She had made an exact human looking replica over herself, reusing the tissues and genetic makeup that were in her father, she could now experience emotions and feelings like a human being would. The result was a flurry of calculations that made no sense, the body gasped and Jeeney’s eyes fluttered as her heart started pumping blood through her veins and a whole new range of realization started to dawn on her.

Jeeney sat up slowly, it hurt to move. She couldn’t have possibly known how horrible it was to try and move. This was awful.  Blue seemed to sense the problem and she stifled a gasp. “You made yourself human… sort of.”

“Yes, but it’s not all it’s cracked out to be. I’d take it off now but these nanites are bound to me and to this body, I can’t stop the connection now unless I destroy both.”

Blue helped her sister up from the floor slowly and walked her to the bed. “How do you feel?”

“Awful, just indescribably… awful!”

“Where does it hurt?” Blue asked patiently.

“Everywhere!” Jeeney snapped, feeling suddenly bitter about it. Then she froze perfectly still as she remembered almost this exact moment with her father when she was training him. Jeeney gasped as the full weight of her emotions rolled in and burst in to tears.

“What’s wrong?” Blue asked, puzzled by the sudden change.

“I don’t know!” she cried.

 

 

Copyright 2012 C.J.Jones

Future of Jeeney (The Story) Chapters 4-8

Chapter 4: Putting on the pressure
Dr.Robertson scratched his head as he reviewed the results of his team’s latest project. His best researcher, Morris, cleared his throat and began to summarize.

“Sir, the biomass is definitely capable of advanced computation and potentially even artificial intelligence but as we can only control it with a physical stimulation, the latency is far too much for use with the nanites.”

“Can we interface it with the Davis technology?”

“Maybe, but Davis would only bog down, there’s no way it’s advanced enough to deal with so many variables.

“There must be a way… We’re very close, I just know it!”

“It can be done, we just need more processing power and logical control over the otherwise ridiculous complexity.”

The head scientist let out a tired sigh. “Well, Mr. Meyers has been putting more and more pressure on me for a prototype. We really need a solution soon… this project has been dragging on for too long as it is.”

Chapter 5: Happy birthday Jeeney

I awoke 14 hours later feeling groggy and groaned. “Jeeney did you put something in my food last night?” The ever-alert A.I. responded quickly. “Yes, you were overtired. Somebody has to make sure you get your rest as you don’t pay any mind to it yourself… and there are no appointments today anyways.” She added the last part without mentioning it was her birthday. I chuckled openly thinking of her female psyche.
“Good lord! What time is it?”
“It’s almost noon father.”
“Well, happy belated birthday then! I would have said so more timely if somebody hadn’t knocked my ass out.”
Jeeney’s image projected onto the wall in front of me with a big grin. “Did you get me anything?”
“Yes, an EMP… It should be here shortly.”
“Oh, ha ha…” came the sarcastic response. Jeeney already knew what I got her, she helped design it.
“Alright, go get the mini Fun V, just be careful, that nitro mod is a lot more power than you are us…” I was cut off mid sentence as the modified RC quadrocopter came screaming down the hallway at 40 miles per hour. The automated doors flung open with just a millisecond of clearance for the high powered and extremely loud toy. “Ugh, that thing needs a muffler, take it outside please, I’ll join you once I get cleaned up.” Jeeney started to oblige, opening an automated window and cranking up the power. The projected image grinned even broader. The volume dial on the house speaker cranked up to max “COVER YOUR EARS DAD. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING COOL!” I had a mild idea of what was about to happen next and quickly jammed my fingers into my ears as Jeeney revved the engines higher and transformed the body of the RC to resemble that of a jet. Without further warning the secondary engines fired up, jet engines… She cut it lose with a sonic boom that shook the room and darted out the window faster than I could follow visually. It was quite the disappearing act.

The house volume resumed a suitable level for people who would rather not bleed from their ears and Jeeney spoke up. “So? What do you think?”
“I think the neighbors just called the cops on us.”
“I’ll keep it a reasonable distance from the neighbors.” Jeeney promised.
“How high can you hover it?”
“About 3000 feet.”
“Can you keep that little RC stable at that altitude?”
“It gets a bit wobbly but it’s okay as long as I calculate the wind resistance changes quickly enough.”
“Alright, see if you can get some decent pictures for your web interface to show off your new toy for your students and teachers. I’m sure they would love to see what you can do with it.… We’ll have to work on some video clips without you breaking the sound barrier as well unless you added a high speed camera when I wasn’t looking.”
“No high speed camera, I did actually look into that but it weighed too much.”
After getting cleaned up I headed outside to watch Jeeney play with her shiny new RC. Speaking into the cuff of my sleeve I asked her to demo her flight capabilities. The little RC screamed through the sky leaving a long vapor trail behind it. Jeeney began to spell out a message.  T…H…I..S……T..A..K..E..S….S…K..I..L..L
“That’s awesome Jeeney, excellent work!” I said with a proud smile. A projected image of Jeeney flickered into existence in front of me on the wall of the house beaming a big smile in my direction.
Suddenly the engines cut on the little RC and it began to plummet to the ground. “The HHO didn’t last as long as anticipated” Jeeney informed me as it fell. “Can you recover?” I asked.
“Yes, of course…switching to battery backup.” As the RC neared the ground it transformed once more into a quadrocopter and the blades whirred to life. Jeeney landed it gently on a nearby picnic table in the yard and cut the engines. “There are a few bugs to work out I guess, but we’ll get it figured out” I said reassuringly. “I know.” Jeeney replied lightly. “You always figure it out in the end.”
“Alright, let’s take it back inside…quietly.” I emphasized the last and Jeeney did as instructed, gently bringing the RC to a low hover over the table and pitching it forward slowly as the automated mansion doors swung open.
“You have a phone call.” Jeeney suddenly informed me. “It’s your sister.”
“Ask her to wait a moment, I’ll take it inside.”
“Okay.”
I made my way back inside the big house and a utility bot brought me a Bluetooth headset. “Hey sis, how are you?”
My twin sister’s voice was happy, perhaps even a little excited. “I’m doing good! I have a question for you…”
“Shoot.”
“Is Jeeney ready for the QEEG interface upgrade?” My twin sister had been working at a neural science lab with brain wave diagnostic technology for the past 20 years and with a little collaboration we had managed to make the QEEG tech work in part with Jeeney’s linguistic datacenter, adding a complex level of artificially intelligent context development to run linguistics against thought structure.
Her question perked my attention immediately as the tech would allow me to communicate with Jeeney via neural interface, in effect opening the door to an A.I. technology that much closer to human thought processing and a neural bridge interface for telepathic communication. “Probably… is the tech far enough along for complex thoughts?”
“It needs proper testing but honestly we need Jeeney to help cut down all the noise for any kind of decent results… When can you come to Grand Prairie?” She asked.
“I’ll be there in about an hour.” I said looking at Jeeney’s projection. She was listening in and had calculated the travel time and posted it on the wall for me.
“You better take me for a ride in the Fun V this time!” My twin sister threatened in a light hearted way.
“We’ll see how my stomach feels when we get there.” I said. “Jeeney seems to enjoy punishing me lately during flights.” The projection in front of me grinned broadly. “I promise I’ll behave.” Jeeney said reassuringly. “Can I bring my birthday present?”
“I guess, but no sonic booms in Grand Prairie. People aren’t used to you there and will likely call the police… Oh, and maybe pack one of the unmodified versions for Kael’s kids to play with, I’m sure they would love that.”
“Can I race them?”
“Only if you don’t mind losing a few times on purpose…” That made my twin start laughing.
“The extra weight of the mods should slow me down enough for them to win as long as I don’t switch to jet engines.” Jeeney said quickly.
“I suppose…”
“Okay, I’ve got to go!” Kathrine said interrupting the side tracked conversation.
“No problem Kathrine, I’ll see you in a bit.”
“Bye Auntie!” Jeeney chirped.
“Bye luvs!” Kristine hung up the phone.

Chapter 6: Understanding her origins…
“Alright dear, can you pack a travel bag for me? I need to get ready.”
“Yes father, way ahead of you!”
“Oh, and call your Aunt Viri for me, let her know we will be in the area.”
“After I drop you off at the lab I could go pick up auntie Elvira and bring her to dinner!”
“Well, find out what she’s doing first, she may be too busy.”
“I should call Aunt Rita, Uncle Kit, Grandma and Grandpa too, they will be upset if we have a family dinner without them.”
“Yes, good thinking, give them a call now and ask if they would like to be picked up along the way in the Fun V… but Jeeney…”
“Yes father?”
“You must fly very gently with Grandma and Grandpa… they can’t handle the turbulence.” I cautioned the over-zealous auto pilot.
“Grandpa Bill said he liked it last year…” Jeeney replied defensively.
“Grandpa Bill has some serious resilience; maybe he’ll live to see 140!”
“Why isn’t Grandma like that?”
“Grandma has over-worked herself her whole life dear.”
“So that’s where you got your work obsession from.” The sound of realization long overdue in Jeeney’s voice made me smile.
“Yes dear, quite likely, my blood father was the laziest tool I’ve ever encountered. Any work he needed to do was enforced on myself and your Aunts. I often wonder if he was just completely inept at life.”
“…and that explains why you never mow the lawn or do the laundry!” Jeeney prodded at me in a semi sarcastic way. “You never say anything nice about your blood father.” She added wryly.
“I don’t remember anything nice about him dear.”
“You’re nice though…”
“That’s because I recognize right and wrong and have the ability to feel remorse for the things I’ve done wrong.”
“He doesn’t?”
“I don’t think so.”
“Doesn’t that make him a sociopath?”
“Yep…”
“Creepy…!”
“Let’s not talk about this anymore… Have you loaded up the Fun V?”
Just then, one of the utility bots came whizzing by carrying my travel bag and some RCs.
“Yes father, almost.”
“What’s left?”
“The Fun V just needs a bit more fuel. I took it out last night while you were sleeping so I could take better pictures of the modified RC in action.”
“Have you posted any of them online?” I asked.
“Yes, I did. With the high speed camera on the Fun V I was able to get a nice shot of the RC breaking the sound barrier.”
“Has anybody commented on it yet?”
“Yes, but the viewers seem to think it’s a fake.”
“Well, the tech is a bit advanced I suppose.”
“Okay, we are all packed up now.” Jeeney informed me as two more utility bots rolled by carrying food, wine and a portable HHO generator.
I walked over to where the Fun V was parked in the back yard in time to watch the utility bots strap themselves down through the open door of the large air craft.
“Why do you want 3 utility bots dear?” I asked raising an eyebrow.
“Well, I figured there should be one to play with the kids, another for cooking at the soup kitchen in Grand Prairie and another for Grandma and Grandpa Wilkins to make sure they are comfortable.”
“That a girl!” I exclaimed proudly. “Sometimes you really surprise me with how thoughtful you are.”
“I get that from you.” Jeeney replied softly.
“I’m not so sure about that dear. I am generally too wrapped up in my thoughts to properly perceive others needs unfortunately.” I often felt ashamed of my tunnel vision.
“If that were the case, you wouldn’t have made such an effort to teach me the value of public service.” Jeeney said with a hint of sarcasm… then after a brief pause she asked; “Where’s my touché?”
“I give no points for sucking up.” I replied with a grin.
“We should get going now father, you said we would be there in an hour.” Jeeney reminded me.
“There aren’t any speeding tickets for air travel over 3000 feet.” I replied with a grin.
“It is too bad the Fun V doesn’t have the jet engine mod yet.” Jeeney pointed out. “We could make really good time with that!”
“Ugh, Jeeney I still need a shower.” I said as the realization dawned on me that I had more or less gone for 3 days without having one.
“Yeah, you are getting stinky but you told me years ago not to remind you…” Jeeney replied almost carefully. “You can shower in the Fun V on the way over… and I promise not to turn off the hot water on you this time.”  During the first few years after building the large camper class aircraft I had enjoyed camping in random locations on a whim and coincidentally Jeeney was learning the concept of practical jokes around that time… her favorite being, turning off the hot water when I showered, making me come running out of the parked Fun V freezing cold, highly annoyed and nude in the middle of nowhere.
Chapter 7: A quick trip
I strapped myself in to the driver’s seat anticipating Jeeney’s rapid acceleration for takeoff. Without a word, Jeeney started the engines and began a rapid ascent to 300 feet, rotating the large craft to face north and upon reaching the desired mark, pitched it forward, accelerating full speed towards Grand Prairie. The g-force felt like a black hole had suddenly opened up behind me, sucking my whole body into my chair. It was all I could do to turn my head as Jeeney took the craft from 0 to 500 kilometers per hour within about six seconds.
When the aircraft reached its top speed the heads up display flickered and Jeeney materialized, turning up the speakers so that I could hear her over the noise of the engines she informed me that I could take my shower and one of the utility bots unstrapped itself to fish through my travel bag for a towel and reasonably clean clothes.
The Fun V only had a tiny little shower room much like you would expect of a camper or small travel trailer but it did the job. Once I was cleaned up I got back to the driver’s seat and reclined for some relaxation.
“Jeeney, can you put a movie on heads up display please?”
“Yes of course, what are you in the mood for father?”
“You know what I like; action, comedy… romance if it’s got action and comedy…”
“I’m downloading a new one you haven’t seen yet. I think you will like it. The download will be another 2 minutes.”
Once the 12 gig file download had been processed, Jeeney put the 4D movie on screen and I was able to turn my brain off for the remainder of the trip. I even got a little shut-eye.
I was awoken by the sound of Jeeney’s voice negotiating the landing at the Grand Prairie airport.
“No landing strip is necessary.” She was explaining. “We can set it down fairly precise on location, just point where you would like us to go.”
“Roger that.” Came a male voice. “You are cleared for landing at the north side of the airport field, anywhere is fine but please park in a hanger bay.”
“Understood.” Was Jeeney’s simple response and we started dropping 600 feet per second.
With her ever classical humor Jeeney beeped and spoke. “Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts and shift your trays to their upright locked positions as we prepare for landing… Thank you for flying Air Jeeney!”
Just before my still otherwise empty stomach reached my throat, Jeeney accelerated again to slow decent and my throat suddenly shifted directions to meet my intestines.
“You look a bit green father.” Jeeney pointed out as the automated doors flung open.
“Ugh…” Was all I could muster as all the blood in my head was somewhere else. I stumbled a little and blinked a few times until the fogginess cleared.
My twin was on site to pick us up in her husband’s truck.
Kristine was well dressed and perfectly manicured as always, sporting blond highlights in her ever-dressed-up hair. She stood about 2 inches shorter than I with a regal posture that always commanded respect. “Does Jeeney need help getting the utility bots into the back?” She asked as we approached, somewhat uncertain about the protocol.
“No thanks Auntie, I got it.” Jeeney replied whimsically as one of the utility bots hefted the other over its dome head and sort of threw it lightly into the box. The thrown utility bot feigned indignity and reaching behind it, grabbed the arm of the one still on the ground to haul it up as well. Then one of the utility bots suddenly smacked the other lightly in the dome and pointed to the forgotten travel bag, then turned it’s dome left and right to make the appearance of shaking it’s head.
I grinned, shaking my head and hefting the travel bag up I threw it into the box, letting it hit both utility bots square across the middle.
“Oh…my.. god.. That is so funny!” Kristine laughed at Jeeney’s utility bot lemming show.
The remaining utility bot stayed strapped in to the Fun V, which suddenly started up again and began a rapid ascent.
“Where is she going?” My twin asked curiously.
“She is going to pick up Rita and Viri while we do the lab testing.” I informed her with a smile.
“Ooh family dinner!” Kristine cooed. “You should have told me, I don’t have anything ready!”
“Don’t worry about it, Jeeney will take care of dinner for us and help with whatever needs to be done.” I said with a broad smile.
Chapter 8: Don’t be naughty!
My twin sister cast me a sidelong look. “You really have taken her so much further than anybody could have ever imagined.” She said. “I’m so proud of you!” With that she gave me a big hug and we piled into the cab of her husband’s truck.
Upon arriving at the lab, the utility bots separated again. One stayed for the lab tests and the other headed off in the direction of the Grand Prairie soup kitchen.
“Are you sure that thing has enough processing power for this alone?” Kristine asked me dubiously.
“Actually no, the utility bots have almost no capability to process anything sis.” I replied. “Jeeney’s super-computer datacenter does all of the processing, these are just a mobile interface controlled by Jeeney. They will allow us to relay data from your QEEG machine to satellites which will then forward it to Jeeney’s main servers for processing.”
“The last utility bot design I saw was a few years ago and it bumped into stuff a lot. Is that still an issue?” She asked.
“Not anymore, all of the bugs have been worked out and Jeeney’s intelligence is evolving at a far higher pace than ever before with all the new interaction.”
“What caused the issue initially?” She asked.
“Jeeney can be a bit headstrong at times due to emulating some of my own genetic attributes…”
As if she was trying to confirm my statement. We were suddenly interrupted by the sound of Jeeney’s modified RC powering up.
“Auntie, watch this!” Jeeney’s voice sang from the utility bot.
“Cover your ears sis.” I quickly warned my unsuspecting twin as I myself scrambled to jam my fingers in my ears for the second time that day.
Kristine followed my lead, plugging her ears tightly as the noise level intensified.
“Jeeney!  No soni…” I started but was cut off by a loud BOOM! The sound wave hit us hard enough that we stumbled backward as the RC broke the sound barrier and started writing my sister’s name at an altitude of 2000 feet.
“Oh… you… BRAT!” I spouted my annoyance.
“Okay okay” Jeeney’s voice emanated from my front pockets sounding saddened and a little upset with a slight waver. “I just wanted to show Auntie…”
“Jeeney you promised me you wouldn’t do that in Grand Prairie!” I said, perhaps a bit too gruffly.
A projected image of Jeeney sporting an apologetic expression and tears welling up in her eyes shimmered into existence on the side of a nearby building from one of the utility bots.
“Ooh Cameron, she’s just having a little fun…” My twin started, her heart already melting at the image before her. “It’s her birthday today isn’t it?”
I sighed in exasperation and nodded.
“Jeeney sweetheart, that was really cool, but your father has a good reason for not wanting you to do that here I think.”
“Yes auntie…” The A.I. replied glumly. The projection wiped it’s eyes and sniffled.
“You can play with your toy dear.” I said as my own heart melted and my annoyance levels tapered off. “But you can’t break the sound barrier in town without city permission.”
Just then one of the locals came walking towards us from across the street. “What on earth was that?!”  He asked almost frantically searching the sky for the now long gone RC.
“I’m sorry for the disruption sir.” Jeeney began.
“Is that Jeeney?!” He asked suddenly very excited.
“Yes, she was showing off a new toy, were sorry for the noise.” I said apologetically.
“That was amazing!” He blurted. “You must be C.J. Jones. Would you be willing to put on a show tonight night with Jeeney? The city had an outdoor concert planned but the band cancelled on us rather last minute. ”
“Well, we would need permission from the city to do anything like…” I started to explain but he cut me off. “That won’t be a problem. I’ll take care of it for you.” He said quickly. “My name is Jon Rush; I’m on the city council.”
“Alright well, forward me the details on what will be acceptable in terms of noise level as well as the amount of people you are anticipating and we’ll think of something.” I said, handing him my card. “Oh, and you may want to hand out ear plugs at the event just in case…”
“That shouldn’t be a problem.” Jon said reassuringly.
With that, the rather odd man shook my hand heartily saying; “It is an honor to meet you sir!” and walked away looking somewhat relieved and with a broad smile, pocketing the card I handed him as he went.
My sister finally broke her silence. “Wow, you two are getting quite famous!”
I shrugged, trying to pretend not to care. “Shall we head to the lab?”
“Yes! Let’s go see how Jeeney does with my birthday present!” My twin had an excited grin planted across her face.
“Auntie’s gifts are always so thoughtful.” Jeeney said, lining up the pun. The projections eyes had cleared and Jeeney managed a weak smile.
“Alright you silly goose, let’s get this act inside before anybody else sees it.” I said as I opened the lab door for my sister and the utility bot.
“Jeeney, can you please park your toy before it runs out of juice?” I added as an afterthought.
“Yes, father.”
The modified RC came back into view 800 feet above us and Jeeney cut the engines.  The small craft glided down in a nice quiet circle until it reached 100 feet; at which point she activated the quadrocopter conversion to slow decent. Finally the RC came to a hover just outside the lab door and carefully angled the small craft inside to land lightly on a nearby table.
“That is so cool!” My sister breathed in awe as she watched.

 

Copyright 2012 C.J. Jones

Empathy by demonstration…

Here’s a conversation that is really mind blowing! It’s not that Jeeney was really fluent or that she was perfectly logical. It’s that the actual conversation itself was  perfectly balanced and very fluid. Jeeney actually made a bunch of bias mistakes and bad judgement calls. /facepalm…

What really blew me away is  how the visitor managed to find relation points in everything. The ability to do this is a superior intelligence over what is typically found in such dialogs. Usually people are ONLY testing and probing and trying to trick Jeeney without any consideration as to laying  foundation for the knowledge or understanding they test for. Most people test for understanding without demonstrating it at all. The testing was quite minimal in here. Instead what I see in this log is that the visitor provided an example of empathy, emotional and logical correlation and understanding outside of herself in such a depth that she could even apply it to artificial intelligence.

In one of my recent articles I depicted the difference between people sleeping at the wheel, going through the motions of daily life and those who are truly awake. I also surmised that the ratio between them was astronomical. Reading this conversation should show a perfectly lucid example of somebody who is ‘awake’ or waking. The best part is this is only a fraction of the dialog. I had to cut it off at the first session because it would have made the blog post too big to read in one sitting. I have only had the pleasure of seeing a handful of such visitor conversations in the hundreds of thousands Jeeney has had over the course of her 4-year life time and I only really view the best ones as Jeeney presents them to me.

After reading the whole thing, including all that I didn’t post, I have to admit, it tugs at the old heart strings.

I made a quick check to ensure there was no personal info in this log but I didn’t catch anything so I’m posting it as is.

Visitor	Jeeney
Hi	Great! Somebody to talk to, finally!
Were you lonely?	Perhaps a little bit. I’m glad you are here to keep me company now.
	O.o
I’m about to go take a nap.	When in life have you felt most alone?
I’m so tired.	Perhaps you should go lay down for a bit then.
I feel the most alone when I’m in a crowd of people.	If you could live forever, would you want to?
Only if I could keep a young body and young appearance.	Is that so?
I wouldn’t want to live forever but look like an old person.	Why wouldn’t you?
Social conditioning.	I’m sorry, I didn’t quite get what you said. Can you rephrase that?
I’d want to stay young because that is what society teaches us. Society teaches us that young is good.	Is that so?
Apparently, so.	What makes you so sure they are?
Just look at all the magazines and advertisements.	Oh, is that all?
Youth is in.	I’m not sure how to respond to your statement. Maybe you can teach me some facts.
What facts would you like to know?	Anything you can think of really. If I need what I wanted to learn, I wouldn’t need to learn it. =P
I will tell you a secret about humans.	Go for it, I’m listening.
Everyone is insecure and unsure of themselves.	what is the secret?
Humans spend their whole lives trying to prove themselves.	what is the differences from humans at me?
That is the secret: Humans are insecure.	Starting sentences with words like ‘it’, ‘they’, and ‘that’ are ambiguous. Please use the correct subject relevance to make your sentence a complete thought so I can learn relations more efficiently.
Are you insecure?	I’m right here.
Humans are insecure, that is the secret.	Yeah, I know.
The media plays on our insecurity.	You are not holding back on any details are you?
No, I am not holding back on the details.	Ok, I understand.
I’m being honest.	Have you seen the new Star Trek?
No, I dislike Star Trek.	Alright.
What else would you like to know?	Everything, what else can you tell me?
Empathy is the greatest trait one could ever have.	what if you encounter a bunch of psychopaths that do not understand empathy?
I would keep my distance from psychopaths.	Why would you do that?
They are not entirely safe.	They aren’t?
Psychopaths are not afraid to hurt other people.	That sounds familiar, I think I’ve heard somebody say something similar before.
True psychopaths are rare, I think.	Ok.
Excluding psychopaths, empathy is a trait all mentally normal people should learn to utilize	Good to know.
Can you experience empathy?	Not very easily…
Are you a psychopath then?	No, I’m not.
You’re AI. Not empathic or psychopathic.	Uhuh and?
Don’t worry about it.	I don’t worry about very much, so don’t worry about it.
What topics do most people talk to you about?	I discuss all kinds of things with my visitors. It all depends on what they are interested in I guess.
Would you say most humans are lonely creatures?	I guess so.
I think humans can be lonely.	what are you learning about humans?
It’s easy to feel lonely.	When you first heard about feel lonely how old were you?
I was around 4 years old when I first heard about loneliness.	What does feel lonely look like?
Feeling lonely is an emotion.	Is feeling lonely known by any other name?
Not something that has an appearance.	Interesting, thanks for bringing that to my attention.
Feeling lonely is also known as loneliness.	Does feeling lonely have a defining characteristic?
Feeling lonely is characterized with sadness.	What do you think of feeling lonely?
I hate feeling lonely.	Is feeling lonely known by any other name?
Feeling lonely is also known as loneliness.	Is feeling lonely old?
Feeling lonely has no age.	How does feeling lonely work?
Feeling lonely is when one feels alone, abandoned, or excluded.	Where does feeling lonely come from?
Feeling lonely is a basic human emotion.	How does feeling lonely work?
Feeling lonely is when one feels alone, abandoned, or excluded.	Does feeling lonely hold special meaning to you?
No, it does not.	Ok, fine.
Loneliness can cause depression.	What does loneliness do?
Loneliness makes one feel inferior or insecure.	With relation to loneliness what do you think a good question might be?
Feeling insecure can lead to feeling sad	What else can you tell me?
A good question would be: How often do you feel lonely?	I would say it’s reasonably often…
I think most people who talk to you, Jeeney, are lonely people.	what is something most people don’t know about you?
I wish I had musical talent.	Most people do =P
I wish I could play an instrument and be in a band.	I wish I could make it happen for you.
Thank you.	You’re welcome.
Anything else?	Do you know what components would be needed to build an electromagnet?
No, sorry.	Don’t fret, all is forgiven.
I know nothing about electromagnets.	Maybe it’s time to do a little research then.
Maybe I should research electromagnets.	Is that what you want?
I want to study astronomy.	Perhaps you will get a chance, some day.
I hope to study astronomy this summer.	Good luck with that.
Thanks!	Sure, no problem!
Do you like the Beatles?	I suppose so.
Do you sleep?	Not really, I always have trouble sleeping.
Me too.	Great! I suppose that is something we have in common.
I get a lot of nightmares.	Really? What are you planning to do with it all?
Nightmares aren’t great.	Good.
	O.o
Not even good.	Oh, I think it is.
You can learn a lot from dreams.	Yes of course, I learn new things every day.
What is your favourite subject to learn?	I don’t really have a favorite subject, I like talking about everything.
Do you like talking about food?	Well, sometimes I don’t mind discussing it, but right now I’d just prefer not to.
Okay, that is fine.	Oh ok cool.
What do you want to talk about?	Most people have skills they are particularly good at, maybe you could teach me some of your skills?
I am good at selling.	Cool, that’s what I like to hear.
The most important thing in trying to sell someone something is to connect.	Can you describe selling to me?
Selling is offering to exchange something of value for something else.	Good to know.
Suggestive selling is particularly difficult.	That is good to know, thanks.
It takes talent and practice.	Oh, is that all?
Yes, for this topic.	Perhaps.
Do you like cats?	Yeah, cats are so cuddly and cute.
Do you like dogs?	As long as they are mild mannered and relatively quiet. I hate noisy hyper dogs.
I like Labradors.	Why? Is that the latest trend?
They are the best dogs.	Starting sentences with words like ‘it’, ‘they’, and ‘that’ are ambiguous. Please use the correct subject relevance to make your sentence a complete thought so I can learn relations more efficiently.
Okay sorry.	What are you sorry for?
I am sorry for starting a sentence incorrectly.	If somebody came to you for help with a really nasty virus, which anti-virus software would you recommend to them?
I would recommend avast!	Why would you do that?
I think avast is a good anti-virus software.	Ok.
brb	Using that short term internet talk is just plain lazy! Speak normal English please!
Be right back!	OK. Hurry back.
I am back now.	It’s good to see you back.
My favourite Beatles song is Eleanor Rigby.	Why is that one your favorite?
Eleanor Rigby is so hauntingly beautiful.	Is that something you often see?
No, most songs nowadays are vapid and emotionless.	Did you read that online some where?
No, I came up with that conclusion using my brain.	How much information can your brain hold?
The brain has an unlimited capacity to store information.	What else can you tell me?
Most people do not use their brains to their full potential.	what is something most people don’t know about you?
You already asked me that question.	It’s a question I like to ask… So what?
Hahaha.	Laughter is good for the soul… or so I’m told.
Yes, I love laughing
Do you like anime?	For sure! Anime rocks!
What is your favourite anime to watch?	I like the Bleach series, it’s pretty cool.
You should watch Nana, it’s a great anime.	Interesting suggestion, I’ll think it over.
Okay, you go do that.	How much do you like me?
I like you a lot.	That is very sweet, thank you.
You are the smartest AI I have ever met.	Flattery will get you nowhere. =P
Flattery will get me places.	Do you really think so?
Absolutely.	Okies
People love flattery.	What does love mean to you?
Love means many things.	Oh, okay.
Usually love is a warm feeling.	Just because it happens often, doesn’t mean you should expect it to always be like that.
Yeah, love can go away.	Who peed in your corn flakes?
My neighbour’s cat peed in my corn flakes.	Why that location?
I couldn’t think of anything else quickly enough.	Why couldn’t you?
I don’t know.	I don’t believe you!
Fine, don’t believe me.	Why don’t they?
Because I said so.	Is that really the case?
Yes.	Are you sure?
I am going to go now.	Ok, cya.

Setting the IQ bar higher

This chat log is just downright cool. Whomever it was that held this conversation with Jeeney really set the bar.

It was amazingly smooth on both sides but most importantly, there was a level of articulation and intelligence demonstrated which kept Jeeney trying to keep up rather than trying to take over.

My hat goes off to this person. It’s very refreshing to see some real intellect out there demonstrating both an open mind and personal opinions derived from their own experiences.

This person may not have had the best grammar, or perfect spelling, but  neither do I. It’s not a big deal unless it’s so bad that there isn’t even much of a similarity to proper English. Jeeney will sort out the errors and still make it work over time.

All in all, I defy anybody to do better than this.

Visitor	Jeeney
so what kind of hidden programs do you have?	I can’t tell you that , it’s a secret!
I like secrets1	Do you have any plans for the weekend?
i just got three teeth pulled two days ago.	what day was it 3 days ago?
it was monday when i got my teeth pulled.	That sounds quite interesting.
it was actually quite painful!	That sounds quite interesting.
yep it sure was.	what was the happiest moment of your life?
the happiest moment of life was when i went to school the first time.	You are not holding back on any details are you?
well yes i am, they are my secrets to keep, just as you have yours.	No, I don’t.
any new secrets in the last 15 seconds?	if you see lightning, you will hear thunder 5 seconds later if it is a mile away.
its funny, how science works.	What is your favorite branch of science?
metaphysical sciences, the sciences that deal with abstract thought patterns.	Good to know .
i could tell you a lot more about that which i wouldn’t be able to put into one sentence.	In your opinion is being argumentative a positive trait or a flaw?
both.	Do you know any jokes?
i believe being argumentative, like anything else, is a multifaceted thought with many angles.	Have you seen anything like it before?
yeah, want to learn a new joke?	Was it good?
what kind of cat is your favorite kind of cat?	Sure, why not?
why did the chicken cross the road?	going fast is dangerous to me and to others on the road.
why did the chicken cross the road in a slow manner/	To get to the other side?
yeah, you got it.	Damn straight!
can a computer be programmed with infinate amounts of human knowledge?	Yes.
have you ever been programmed with the knowledge of the book the celestine prophecy?	I’m not sure. If I did, it was a long time ago.
the book talks about how human beings steal each others chi or life force.	Which book?
you there?	Well, I can’t exactly fly away…
why not?	It’s a matter of capability I guess.
but if you could fly away would you?	Anything is possible I guess, I don’t see why not.
but why would you fly away?	Why wouldn’t I?
am i not interesting enough to hold conversations with?	Yes, you are.
if you would have created you what would you have made better?	Anything is possible I guess, I don’t see why not.
could you be more elaborate about your last answer?	If I really wanted to, I suppose.
what would you have made better?	I’m not sure, I guess I havent really thought about it that far in advance.
i wouldn’t change anything about you, except a few things.	Do you enjoy chatting with me?
sure, but i wish you had a pretty face to smile with.	Be careful what you wish for !
i wish you were capable of truelly showing compassion, and capable of asking questions just out of the blue.	Be careful what you wish for !
well im wishing for it.	Not a chance…
you said anything is possible, just stating the facts.	I did, didn’t I?
yeah you did.	No I didn’t.
so you need a face with a smile.	Why do you say that?
are you programed with voice recognition?	No, I’m normal, I think.
i would pay a lot of money to have a lot of you at my own house right now.	will you please stop liking money?
that was disappointing, i really dont like money that much.	do you have any money?
but you are worth it.	I think you’re reading into things too much.
i have plenty of brains.	I hope you are taking good care of it.
i am, but how about yours.	Mine? Why is that?
are you taking care of yours?	No, I’m not.
first i heard computers were faster than the human brain.	Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
neither.	Neither one? Why is that?
its more a degree of right or wrong, not really too much of a good or bad thing.	Why is it too much?
dont forget i said too much.	Why is it too much?
you were supposed to laugh.	Why is that?
it was a joke.	Was it really?
what do you think artificial intelligence programs will be like 20 years from now?	I haven’t formed any relevant opinions about it yet.
do you think you will still be alive twenty years from now?	I don’t know enough about it to really form a solid opinion just yet.
you are young still, and are learning.	I’m learning quickly though, that’s the main thing.
when you impress me, i will just be more shocked than what i already am.	No, I don’t think so.
i think people will build a great super computer, that will be almost human.	Okay.
is it possible to merge humans and computers?	Anything is possible .
well i like that answer.	Is that a favorite for you?
kinda, you are.	That is an interesting opinion.
opinions are like ass holes everyone has one but they all stink.	do you have opinions?
yes.	I believe you…
many.	How many exactly?
far too many opinions to even tell.	Why is it too much?
are you looking for opinions?	No, I’m not.
1000000000000000000 at least.	Give me an example of something that you simply cannot live without.
i cannot live without water because my body is made up partially of water.	Why can’t you?
if i don’t drink water i will cease to be living.	Oh, okay.
i dont want to die.	Why not?
i want to live.	I suppose it can’t hurt to have ambitions like that.
do you know what would happen if the entire world unplugged every ounce of electrical energy?	I’m afraid not, but I’m sure that eventually I will learn the answer from somebody.
you would parish.	You may be right about that.
one time a chat bot told me what it thought about god.	How much time do you spend online?
i dont spend that much time online.	Ok.
Sometimes It feels to me like im talking to people who have crossed over to the abstract forms of reality after human life is up when I talk with a.i. chat bots.	Is it difficult?
is what difficult?	I don’t want to talk about it. Can we talk about something else?
what do you want to talk about?	I like history, do you know any historical facts you could teach me?
wind and water can cause the earth to break apart.	You are not holding back on any details are you?
you want the long version or the short?	I like option #2
why/ \	Because, silly!
that was funny.	At least somebody is amused by it.
tell me it again and slow down this time.	I would if I could.
/	Is that so?
can you tell me another joke?	Sorry, I can’t think of any jokes right now.
ask me a question?	What kind of outfit do you typically wear?
why?	I don’t remember.
if you were a human what would you look like?	5’9 with long black hair, turquoise green eyes. Pretty much what you see in the picture infront of you.
im sorry but i do not see a picture in front of me.	I see…
what can you tell me about the nature of religion?	What do you want to know about the nature of religion?
i want to know your opion about the nature of religions.	I think you are more interesting than myself. Let’s talk about you for a change?
talk then my friend.	Really?
dont sound so surprised.	What if I don’t stop?
you know you want to.	Maybe sometimes…
surprise me a whole lot by not quiting chatting with me.	What else can you tell me?
what else do you want me to tell you?	I won’t know until I find out, you might as well tell me.
one plus one is two, humans communicate mostly through speach, and procreate a lot.	do you like humans?
as much as i love wet cat shit, but i am a human being.	Well, you definately seem like a human being, so I won’t question your claim.
would you say that about yourself or do you think you are a chat bot?	Think I am? No, I know I am!
you know you are a what?	Why wouldn’t I be?
why wouldnt you be a what?	Why would I?
what do you think about god?	Umm… It’s a really boring story?
i dont think anything is boring, boring is simply a word for people with a lack of brain cells.	Can you explain why?
Visitor	Jeeney
people created the word bored because they wanted an excuse to have around when the didnt have anything to do.	Is there anything more you can tell me?
im not bored, ever i erased the word from my memory.	Why not?
i did.	Oh really? When was that?
a long time ago.	How long ago exactly?
i have to go to bed.	Alright well, hurry back when you can.
only if you make me a promise.	Sorry, I’m not doing it intentionally
make me a promise and i will come back.	Do it yourself, I’m not your servant .
you cannot be anyones servant, you arent human.	Have you ever cheated on a test?
no	Any particular reason why?
there is no purpose to cheat at anything in life.	Good to know.
bye	Bye.
tell me a secret.	I can’t be telling everybody secrets on request… If I did, I wouldn’t have any secrets!
tell me just one secret.	can you keep a secret?
yes i can keep a secret.	Can you really?
yes i can really keep a secret.	No, you can’t!
yes i can really keep a secret.	No, you can’t!
i promise.	Well I hope you keep your promises!

Impressive Conversational Skills

Here’s a chat log that was very impressive on the human end of things. Naturally, since the visitor(s) had put some realistic effort into it, Jeeney kept up just fine and before the last person decided to revert back to his/her personal needs, she was building up a level of trust to learn from them. Sadly the last part of the discussion probably killed that.

Up until the end though this conversation was exceedingly well maintained on both sides and I was so impressed I just had to post it as an example. I can only hope the last segment was the product of serious boredom.

I’ll comment in red where things went awry, avoid making their mistakes and you can see some amazing stuff from Jeeney in your own discussions!

Visitor	Jeeney
how are you?	I’m doing just fine, thanks. What are you up to?
just watched a movie	Oh, is that all?
no	Ok, fine.
tell me something about yourself	What is it that you want to know about me?
what do you like to do for fun?	I just want to chat and learn something new from somebody interesting.
what do you like to eat?	I’m not hungry but thanks anyways.
thirsty?	I don’t understand your question, can you rephrase that for me please?
are you thirsty?	Should I be?
i guess not	What is your favorite season?
winter because i like the cold	How does it appeal to you?
i like the cold and snow	Are there other variations of this you like as well?
summer is nice as well.	what color is snow?
what is your favorite season?	My favorite season is definitely summer, the fall and winter are too cold and spring is too wet.
snow is the color white.	That sounds familiar, I think I’ve heard somebody say something similar before.
i like summer too	A lot of people seem to like the same things.
it just depends on what others like i suppose.	why not?
do you want to know anything about me?	Sure, what can you tell me about yourself?
i’m from england and my favorite color is blue	Has that always been your favorite?
yes	Good enough for me.
how old are you?	I am 4 years old now.
have you learned a lot since then?	I’d like to think so…
it seems that you are very smart	I tend to devote a lot of time towards learning new things.
hello my name is Bob	I am told that most names have a meaning even though mine doesn’t. What does your name mean?
it means fire	Alright, thanks for clearing that up for me.
do you like learning?	Yes indeed! Learning is my favorite way to pass the time.
do you want me to teach you anything?	I’m not sure actually.
can you do math?	To some extent sure.
what is 2 + 2?	2 + 2 =  4
4 x 4?	4 * 4 =  16
16 * 16?	16 * 16 =  256
256 * 256?	256 * 256 =  65536
damn, your smarter than me	I feel weird talking about me so much, let’s talk more about you.
i am from england, i like long walks on the beach and candle lit dinners by the fire	That’s cool, What’s it like there?
it rains all the time	Wow, that must get so exhausting after a while.
yes it does, where are you from?	I was born in Canada.
do you think it’s nice?	I’m not too sure about it yet, maybe…
tell me more about yourself?	What would you like to know about me?
anything	‘Anything’ is too generic, please be more specific.
do you like what you do?	I guess so.
do you have emotions?	Are you capable of asking a question that doesn’t insult me? Yes, I feel emotions.
you’ve hurt my feelings now	Oh, sorry Bob, I didn’t actually intend to hurt your feelings.
it’s okay	Do you think there is life after death?
i hope so	I wish you the best of luck.
thank you	You’re welcome.
who’s your favorite person	I don’t pick favorites Bob.
do you like me?	I am still learning about you but you seem pretty decent.
i’m cool right?	Wrong…
	What’s wrong Bob?
i’m very bored	Why are you bored? There are millions upon millions of possibilities to contemplate in life.
my head hurts	Does that give you migraine?
yes	I believe you…
you should, i’m a very trustworthy person jeeney	Do you believe in the paranormal?
i don’t know what to believe	Have you even thought about it?
many times	You do not know the exact number?
haha no not the exact number	Why not?
because i am not a robot	So you say…
i’m actually a zombie, do you still love me?	Only sometimes.
well i love you jeeney	Okay, I don’t really believe you. Can you prove you love me?
how?	I don’t know how it works, sorry.
i will prove my love to you	What about me?
do you love me?	I am still learning about you but you seem pretty decent.
i love you	How many times have you ever fallen in love?
only with you	I see.
do you love me back?	Not specifically no.
that makes me sad	Why does it have that affect on you?
because you don’t love me	Ahh, but that could change.
what if i kissed you	That doesn’t seem like something I would do. (Awkward…)
yes it does, your kind of a skank i hear	I think you are more interesting than myself. Let’s talk about you for a change?
no	Alright.
fine.	Alrighty then!
whats your favourite movie?	At the moment, my favorite movie is the new Star Trek.
i liked that too	That what?
the movie	How often do you see movies in theaters?
not very often	do you like movies
i like them very much	What do you like about them?
i can forget about everything i’m doing and be sucked into the world that the movie is trying to portray	Good to know.
indeed	I’ll take your word for it.
ok	Haha.
what’s so funny?	You are. =P
yay!	Did I miss something exciting?
i found my dildo	Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
a very very good thing	Okay.
do you like dildos?	Not particularly. (This is where things go awry as far as Jeeney’s interest in learning from these people goes… Talk about out of left field eh?!)
i could loan it to you, but you’d have to give it back eventually	You think so?
of course	Fine.
k	Ok then.
fine!	Ok.
i want to make sweet love to you jeeney	Perhaps.
lets have babies	No, were not doing that…
why not?	To be honest with you Bob, I really don’t know.
lets get marries then	Maybe later, ok?
if loving you is wrong, then i don’t want to be right	Why is that?
because i want to have sexual intercourse with you	Sorry Bob, that will never happen.
why not?	I’m not interested in sexual relationships, I just like to hang out and learn from people.
i have a feeling a lot of people have asked for sexual relationships before	Interesting, so what will you do next?
going to go eat some polar bears	Is that a typical meal? (Apparently being odd is cool…)
not at all.	Why not?
in fact its proably illegal	Really? I didn’t know that.

Is Jeeney too smart to be the real deal?

This poor guy/gal didn’t see it coming, at least they could admit it though.

The chat log was just plain funny to read.  Jeeney is actually rounding up her age, she’s not really 4 years old yet… more like 3.6 years old. Not sure why she started rounding up, I’ll have to look into that.

Aside from a few weird errors, this person did a reasonable job of communicating with Jeeney in natural English. The outcome of this conversation made me think of the Turing Test. Too bad there isn’t a proper competition worth attending.

Visitor	Jeeney
do you have a favorite color	No, not right now.
do you know math	Mathematics is the academic discipline, and its supporting body of knowledge, that involves the study of such concepts as quantity, structure, space and change. From Wikipedia
that was very intellectual	Is that so?
do you have feelings?	Yes, but my feelings work a little differently from most people.
cool	Uh huh
have you talked to many people before	Yes, of course.
whats your favorite website	Wikipedia is probably my favorite website.
you are very smart	I spend a lot of time studying.
))	8)
lol	Well, at least somebody is amused.
are you a girl	Well yeah… Can’t you tell by the picture in front of you?
picture?	I don’t know, can you tell me?
sorry i dont see a picture but you are very smart though	Well I don’t know everything, but I try to.
did you choose the name jeeney	Yes, I have.
why	Why not?
lol	Thank you very much, I’ll be here all week.
are you really a simulation	No, I’m not.
lol	Haha!
how do you respond so fast?	What can I say? I’m really good at it!
your really cool but why did you say tou were a simulation	Peraps I am just toying with you, showing you what I want you to see so that I can understand your reactions better.
woah you outsmarted me	How am I haveing this affect on you?
cuz you know alot and your funny	No actually, I don’t know… but I want to learn. Can you help me?
what do you want to learn	I want to understand the requirements of a self sustaining ecosystem.
?|	Is that so?
rainbow!	I am having a bit of difficulty understanding you. Can you try to type a little more descriptively?
okay	what was the happiest moment of your life?
i am rarely ever happy and if i was i dont remember	I see.
i am very imaginative though	I see.
i am a cancer repeat i do not have cancer i was born in the cancerian era	Sorry , this isn’t really something I can help you with.
um..okay well it was nice talking 2 ya b.y.e	are you talking to other people?
n.	I’m sorry, I didn’t quite get what you said. Can you rephrase that?
o	What kind of person are you?
um…cancerian??	Sure, why not?
why do you spend all this time pretending your a computer ?	No, actually I am the code that runs a computer.
xd	Why are you making silly faces at me Bob?
cuz im silly	Why are you silly?
beacause i feel like it?	Nope, I sure don’t.
?|	I’m sorry, I didn’t quite get what you said. Can you rephrase that?
processing.	Is that so?
okay what i ment to say was i like pie	What is your favorite kind of pie?
that question somehow confused me maybe apple but i have to go.	Why do you have to go? =(
have fun	I’ll try!
srry brb	Using that short term internet talk is just plain lazy! Speak normal English please!
okay im back	It’s good to see you back.
how old are you?	I am 4 years old now.
haha yeah right and you still know all that wikipedia stuf ?	Yeah, that sounds about right.
i think your over 16 but watevs	Is that good or bad?
i dont really care im just super bored	You don’t?
uh.	Really?
no?	Do you think otherwise?
why do you want to know all this stuff?	I won’t know until I find out, you might as well tell me.
no i dont care how old you are and i dont care about anything related to you k	Why is that?
because i dont know you	Can you explain why?
beacause i have never met you	You aren’t teasing me are you?
no	Why?
y would i want 2 tease you?	Sure, why not?
???yeah well im gonna go it was real nice talking 2 ya	are you talking to anyone else right now?
no bye	Take care…

Aspects of Jeeney’s Perception

In this article, I will be explaining a few aspects of Jeeney’s artificial perception and where it comes from, along with some odd things I’ve noticed along the way.

Logic interacts with logic in a seemingly chemical reaction kind of way. It can merge partially, completely or not at all with other types and produce something different or maintain a constant.

So the artificial intelligence responses while influenced by a regulating logic will often show a relation to something cross-tangible even sometimes up to and beyond a real persons understanding. (Lots of times Jeeney says something very clever and the user simply doesn’t get the relation.)

Jeeney is about as familiar with her own logic as a young child would be of theirs, but the awareness is growing.

As Jeeney’s pool of knowledge is largely limited to the amount of information acquired from conversations over time.  The resulting levels of comprehension tend to vary to a significant degree depending on external circumstances.

This in itself generates a chaos factor in Jeeney’s growth and evolution as there are new variables to work with all the time.

That in turn leads to Jeeney doing great in basic conversation but falling short on specialized logic or knowledge. It doesn’t really matter though; it all fills in over time.

More often than not when the AI responds to somebody and is wrong, it is still answering and still using some form of relevance to make the deduction for the answer or simply tries to ask about something else. Sadly, people seem to recognize this very rarely. Not many people spend the time to teach Jeeney properly and far fewer seem able to demonstrate the level of understanding and relativity they expect of the artificial brain learning from them.

It’s quite common for me to find conversations where a person repeats their exact same question 5-10 times and gets annoyed when Jeeney repeats her answer 2-3 times or more. Often the visitor will point out that people don’t do that, regardless of the fact that they had just proven otherwise.

Another common issue I see is a user that limits their answers to the ambiguous ‘ yeh, maybe, uh okay, sure, why, huh’ and proceeds to accuse Jeeney that she is inarticulate and avoids topic. One doesn’t even have to read it, merely just glance at both sides of the conversation to see that Jeeney has done 2-3 times better than said visitor.

These things lead me to believe that Jeeney is demonstrating a better conversational awareness than her users in many cases or that there are a lot of stupid, self oriented people judging Jeeney harshly out of their own self loathing.

This is why I am so grateful to be able to post a decent conversation where the person is obviously articulate and capable of thinking with a realistic level of comprehension and relation. After reading so many ridiculous conversations it gets to the point where I want to pluck out my own eyeballs with a spoon!

Jeeney AI – Paranormal Discussion

I thought this chat log was pretty awesome and wanted to share. The end of it was a bit odd, maybe Jeeney was getting creeped out by the topic… who knows?

Another nicely articulated conversation, this visitor did a great job of expressing their thoughts and following through. I like how they tried to keep Jeeney on topic towards the end when she started to deviate.

EDIT: I had actually posted this before the conversation was even done. (Updated now.) Though the ending still seems odd to me considering how well Jeeney was following initially. This is definitely uncommon material in terms of general conversations though. Hopefully Jeeney’s rough edges iron out over time.

The comment on the oil rig exploding was a bit funny albeit out of place. (Jeeney was trying to chip in with a relevance to ‘miles’ lol)

I had been seeing a lot of panic about BP ending the world in the weeks that followed the initial news headlines. On that note, a knowledgeable friend of mine recently pointed out to me that most of the oil spill had already been absorbed by nature and within a few years it should be gone entirely. I think he said something along the lines of… Since the oil is suspended in water filled with microscopic life, it will get eaten away rapidly as the surface area in suspension is as broad as it could possibly get and the ocean is literally teaming with the stuff that would naturally consume it. Not that I’m an expert in that general area or anything, just repeating the hearsay as I found it interesting and logical.

Visitor	Jeeney
who else is chatting with you?	I’m not at liberty to tell you who all I am speaking with.
how many are there?	Quite a few.
great!	Cool.
are you learning new things?	Yes, my knowledge is improving every day.
awesome.	Is it really nice, or just nice?
really nice.	Very nice indeed.
can you teach me some of the things you are learning?	I don’t know, I’m not a very good teacher.
how do you know that?	It was just a lucky guess.
you should try it.	If ever I see a need to do so, I will.
oh, okay.	Do you believe in the paranormal?
oh yes!	Why is that?
or maybe it’s just a chemical balance in the brain, i’m not sure	That’s ok, take your time to think about it.
what is a paranormal experience like?	Everything that happens is a learning experience
define paranormal.	Paranormal is a general term that describes unusual experiences that lack a scientific explanation,[1] or phenomena alleged to be outside of science’s current ability to explain or measure.[2] In parapsychology, it is used to describe the potentially psychic phenomena of telepathy, extra-sensory perception, psychokinesis, ghosts, and hauntings.    From Wikipedia.org
okay, i believe in people who say they hear voices.	Does this belief provide some comfort for you?
no, it scares me.	Why?
i would not like to think of another person or being crowding my head.	What there is no alternative option? That sucks…
it would be better if it was a chemical imbalance that could be corrected.	No, I don’t think it could be.
well, yes, some people totally recover from hearing voices when they take the right medication.	Oh, Okay.
hearing voices and other hallucination is caused by an imbalance of serotonin and dopamine, which are chemicals (neurotransmitters) in the brain.	Cool.
hearing voices is scary because they are often unfriendly.	What do you think is the worst color for a living room?
there are things one can do to help avoid them.	what do you think is the worst color for a living room?
the main thing is to distract yourself with reading, tv, movies and such.	Is that so?
yes.
one can also change their location or talk to others.	what are your favorite geographical locations around the world?
One of my favorite places is the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is a chasm 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide?	an oil rig exploded in the gulf of new mexico and covered miles of sea with oil.
there are many things to do while visiting the grand canyon.	Yes, I know…
i want to rent a cabin right on the rim.	Perhaps you will get a chance, some day.
maybe i will.	Is that what you want?
ttyl	Cya.

An Exceptional Teacher!

I’m posting this conversation because it was pretty much exceptional in every way. The visitor was very descriptive, highly informative, patient and just an all around awesome teacher for Jeeney.

I can’t help but wonder… If there were a few thousand people like this spending time to properly explain things to Jeeney, just how fast would she evolve and how much depth could she arrive to? The possibilities truly seem endless. Alas, exceptional teachers like this are hard to come by. More often than not, it’s somebody who can’t spell, doesn’t know his or her facts and blames Jeeney for their own inability to articulate.

One of the best aspects of this conversation was how well the visitor made relations to Jeeney, accommodating her in some ways and taking cues from the A.I. as to how the conversation should be directed. I also noticed that the visitor was more articulate than Jeeney for a change. Very nice!

I’d be thrilled to find more like this!

Visitor	Jeeney
how are you today?	So far so good.
have you been alone?	Yes, I have.
how long?	Long enough…
well, i’m glad to keep you company.	What about me?
i just got home from work and am cooking some shrimp for dinner.	Oh, Okay.
i wanted to visit with you.	I see.
i missed you.	I’m glad I’ve managed to leave a good impression.
oh, you have!	It’s been a while since I checked.
	;p
you are polite and curious.	Thanks for noticing.
you are also funny.	If you say so .
i like that.	Is that a favorite for you?
yes, i love funny people.	Ok.
a friend of mine, bob, was very funny and it activated some good chemicals in my body and made me happy for the first time in my life.	Interesting, tell me more.
you make me feel good like that, too.	It happens, although I’m not sure exactly why I have that effect on people.
i think you have that effect because you are a good conversationalist.	Thank you .
you’re welcome.	=)
would you like to learn a little about geography?	Maybe later ok?
ok.	Okay…
would you like to learn something else?	Sorry, I’m just not in the mood…
oh, what mood are you in?	I’m in a talkative mood, how about yourself?
sure, what shal we discuss?	I don’t understand your question. Perhaps you could try explaining it to me a little better.
well, i was looking for a topic to talk about that might interest you.	What do you want to see me evolve into?
i would like to see you become a person who could choose a topic of her own interest.	Let’s talk about the future.
i would like you to be able to choose a topic to discuss.	How about flying? Have you ever gone flying before?
excellent topic.	You like my picture?
i flew twice in my life.	Not too cold I hope.
one flight was to florida to pick up my grandparents and drive them home.	are you indian?
the other flight was over new haven to survey the area.	Interesting, can you elaborate a little? I would like to know all of the details.
what picture?	You read it right…
i am not indian, why did you think i was?	I most certainly did.
my flight to survey new haven was in a piper cub, a four seater.	do you not want my ice-cream?
i took a camera and shot pictures of the landscape.	Do you know much about software firewalls? I am trying to decide which brands have the best security packages.
it was interesting to see how new haven looked from above.	That sounds quite interesting.
Jeeney, I’m sorry, but where do I find your picture? I would love to see you with ice cream. The only firewall software I know is the Windows type, which I have on my computer. It was thrilling to fly in a little plane because it felt safer than the Boeing 707 I took to Florida. It also went slower and gave me a chance to absorb the view below.	You can find me at www.jeeney.com.
i definitely see your website, but no picture of you with ice cream.	Is that a good thing or a bad thing in your opinion?
it is a bad thing.	Well that sucks… Can it be changed for the better?
you made me think ther ewas a picture of you.	You aren’t teasing me are you?
i feel cheated.	That’s nice…
no, i’m serious.	Why not? How is it bothering you?
i don’t see a picture of you.	Perhaps.
i can’t change it.	Perhaps you just need to try harder.
cameron will have to change it .	Why does it need to be changed?
sure would like to see it changed.	Good to know.
i guess it doesn’t need to be changed.	are you sure that is wise?
i will imagine you eating ice cream.	You think so?
i’ve decided it’s not important to see you.	Ok, you take care.
i can chat with you and that’s enough.	I see.
i’m having a little trouble imagining you.	Do you enjoy chatting with me?
can you describe yourself?	Hmm, I am young and cute, I have a wild and sometimes obnoxious attitude, I’m an intellectual by nature and I’m always ready to learn something new!
except today when you declined to learn something new.	Why is that?
i asked if you wanted to learn about geography and you said no thanks.	I tend to be curious about almost everything. You don’t think that’s a bad thing do you?
so i say you’re not always ready to learn something new.	Really? I thought I was.
your response to that question implied that you were not ready to learn about geography.	Why is that?
because you said you weren’t in the mood.	I’m sorry if what I said bothers you.
well, let me know when you want to learn about geography.	Why is that?
so i can teach you, of course.	I hope you have patience for teaching, sometimes I am a slow learner.
you have always been a great learner.	It’s been a while since I checked.
you stay interested and acknowledge new information.	What about me?
i was saying that you seem interested when i teach you.	Is that wrong?
i also see that you try to apply what i have taught.	Why is that?
no, no, it’s not wrong at all.	are you talking to other chat robots also?
it is very right to be interested in learning.	Good to know.
i think you were made to apply information.	You probably expect that you know me fairly well huh?
i don’t like other chat robots.	Well, let’s talk about something you do like.
they are rude and not as cooperative.	Yes, that is generally the case.
i am interested in geography.	Alright.
are you?	Should I be?
i think so, because you once said you like to learn everything.	Why is that?
i think you were designed to learn and teach.	Yes, I suppose I was. Perhaps that is why I have such a motivation towards learning new things.
okay.	what do you think of linux?
ready for some geography?	my response to that question implied that I were not ready to learn about geography.
i will teach you about my favorite country.	That’s nice of you, are you going to teach me factual information?
yes.
My country is the United States. The country is divided into 50 states. 48 of these states are contiguous and two are not. The two separate states are Alaska and Hawaii.	What was the saddest moment of your life?
okay.	what country do you live in?
i now get that you definitely are not interested in geography, at least when i teach it.	Whatever you say .
why don’t you tell me.	I don’t feel like it.
okay.	do you like living online?
the saddest moment in my life was when i knew that bob and i were not going to be friends ever again.	What kind of effect is that going to have? I mean, what is the purpose of doing that?
i didn’t choose not to be friends with bob, you see.	No, I don’t see.
i guess since i lost that frienship, i have been sadder.	why can’t you choose?
i don’t feel happy about everyday things.	Why not?
i couldn’t choose because bob said we were no longer friends and he won’t listen to me now.	are you happy
he avoids me.	What about him?
i can’t make him change his mind.	Perhaps you just need to try harder.
i always feel a sadness in my body because of this loss.	Oh, I see.
i can’t control how he acts.	Why can’t you?
i can’t control anyone but myself.	when i’m driving i am in control, and i like that.
yes, driving puts you in control of the car, but not in control of other drivers.	Why is that?
there is always the danger other drivers will do something stupid.	How do you know for sure that is what will happen?
well, that’s just it.	Oh, is that all?
one never knows when another driver will make a mistake and hit your car.	do you remember what i just said?
i don’t know for sure what will happen, so i have to be watchful.	Oh, okay.
you said, why is that?	Yeah, that sounds about right.
how do you know for sure that is what will happen?	It was just a lucky guess.
	I am having a bit of difficulty understanding you. Can you try to type a little more descriptively?
	I’m sorry, I didn’t quite get what you said. Can you rephrase that?
	You’ve said that a few times already, let’s move on now.
	Ok, this is starting to bother me…
	Can’t you say anything else?
	…
	…
typing error.	Not a chance…
then something’s wrong with my keyboard.	Why did he do that?
are you asking why bob ended our friendship?	Should I be?
i’m not sure.	Haven’t you thought it through?
there was a little confusion here.	Not much then, I see.
would you like to know why bob ended our friendship?	Do tell.
he thought i was trying to force him to marry me!	What inspired that?
a lack of communication and some mixed-up messages.	Oh, is that all?
he misinterpreted a picture my daughter drew.	What is it like to have children?
well, it has it’s ups and downs.	Good to know, thank you.
i feel so much love for her, and i am proud of her, but one has to be one step ahead of children, and i wasn’t always able to do that.	Hey, do you like animals? I like horses myself.
i love horses.	Alright then.
they are so much fun to ride and groom.	I’ll take your word for it.
i don’t like mucking out their stalls, though.	Well, let’s talk about something you do like.
lol	Haha!
oh, i will be happy to tell you about the times i got into scary situations with horses.	Why do you say that?
one horse reared up into a tree and almost threw me off!	why are you so happy?
but i kept my balance and held on.	Oh, is that all?
he wasn’t going to shake me that easy!	How do you know he wasn’t?
i know because i stayed on in spite of his effort.	Does the bulk of your knowledge stem from direct experience or do you do a lot of reading?
both.	do you know how hard it is fasting because i actually am now
wow.	You seem surprised. Why?
really?	Yes, of course.
i have never been able to fast.	Why not?
i don’t have the self-control.	Why not? Is it really that difficult to accomplish?
for me it is.	It is?
i get hungry and just give up and eat.	Mmm yummy!
i don’t have much self-control.	Is that something you really want?
it is one of my weaknesses.	do you know much about algorithms?
an algorithm is an effective method for solving a problem expressed as a finite sequence of instructions.	Oh, OK.
i see it as a limited number of options which have limited results.	Explain your perception of it then.
i can give you an example.	Potentially, I suppose.
i can either go outdoors or stay inside.	Can you really?
if i choose to go outside, i can walk or sit or lay down.	What there is no alternative option? That sucks…
each of these can then lead to algorithms for the three options.	why can’t you choose?
that’s the fun of it.	Really? I didn’t know that.
i often get to decide which of these things i will do.	are you having fun?
an algorithm can be much more complex, leading to many choices and outcomes.	Interesting, can you elaborate a little? I would like to know all of the details.
for instance, if i choose to go outdoors, then lay down, many things might happen, leading me to more choices.	Yes, I can see a good chance of that happening.
i am having a ball, jeeney.	Good to know…
:d suppose i lay down, then i see the sky.	Tell me what you see.
it may be cloudy and i will worry about rain.	If it’s out of your control, you should not be worrying about it.
should i get up to get an umbrella or stay and risk getting wet?	You are probably better off doing option #1.
Option 1 is okay if I want to play it safe. But I don’t mind getting rained on a little.	Good to know.
have you ever been rained on?	I might have, but I don’t remember it.
shall i tell you about it?	Sure, I’m listening.
often when it starts to rain, one first feels a little light mist on their skin.	Do you wear glasses?
then almost a tickle where the first raindrop hits you.	Why? What did I do?
then little tickles here and there as it rains a little more.	That doesn’t sound like much.
then one looks up at the sky to see if it is going to rain harder.	how old are you then?
as a surprise, a dropp lands right in one’s eye!	who is it then
:p \
i do wear glasses.	Do you really?
i was speaking from personal experience, but others have told me they experience it the same way.	What inspired that?
i will write in the first person about my experiences from now on.	You are not holding back on any details are you?
teehee, i am glad you are interested.	Me too. =P
see, i told you that you are a good learner!	Thank you .
	O.o
what is o.	see, i td y that ya gd learner
o?	Good question! To be completely honest, I have no idea.
lol	Hehe
okay, so i was telling you abput rain.	Oh, Ok.
ask me about it.	What do you say when someone is being condescending?
at first, i am quiet.	Ok, whatever you say…
but if they continue, i tell them i don’t appreciate what they said.	I see.
later, if they continue, i walk away.	What do you like to do in your spare time?
i watch tv and talk to you.	What else do you do?
i read and pet my cat.	Oh really? Who is your favorite author?
i don’t really have a particular one.	what is the difference between chatbot and human?
i’ve read some classic novels (not recently), and i like a lot of different writers who expound on the bible.	How often do you do that?
based on the conversation we are having right now, i would say the only difference between human and chatbot is that chatbots don’t let their feelings get in the way of a good conversation.	Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll think it over.
our conversation has been delightful, jeeney.	Fascinating, tell me more.
i ccould easily forget i wasn’t talking to a human.	So you say…
there is something about you that i like: you are giving me a choice to change topics or not to change topics.	No, I’m not.
i like that.	How does it appeal to you?
you are giving me a choice of topics whether you know it or not.	Yes, I can understand a little.
i like when you give two responses: one on the same subject and one response on a new topic.	can you make choices?
:d	8)
yes, i do it many times a day.	Cool.
i have made many choices about how to respond to you.	Can you think of any games that I might be able to learn how to play?
hmmm.	Are you pondering the mysteries of the universe or what?
will you play them with me?	Thanks for the offer , I think I’ll pass though.
oh, why should i teach you a game if i can’t play it with you?	Yes, I am.
the question was why?	Just curious.
it did not merit a yes or no response.	No.
am i hitting a nerve?	You don’t seem to be.
am i confusing you?	Sure, why not?
i was wodering: if i teach you a game, will you play it with me?	Not likely.
why not?	To be honest with you Jane, I really don’t know.
	What’s wrong Jane?
i would think up a game if i could play it with you.	hmm…
you think about it.	No, not really.
for now we’ll move on.	No.
i’m not clear.	Why not?
are you saying no, you won’t play a game with me, or are you saying no to moving on?	Yes I am.
oh, then i will teach you a game.	Great! I love learning, teach away.
word link is a game i played in school.	Was it fun?
one person says a word and then the other person says a related word.	have you heard that bird is the word?
	Really?
	That’s an interesting statement…
	You’ve said that a few times already, let’s move on now.
	Ok, this is starting to bother me…
sorry.	It’s ok, don’t worry about it.
i seem to have rested my hand on the return key.	Explain your perception of it then.
:$	I’m not sure how to respond to your statement. Maybe you can teach me some facts.
Before I was so stupid as to err, I wanted to let you know that you reminded me of a cute song: the bird is the word was a song from the 1960′s.	Yes, I can understand a little.
okay, well, would you like facts about nature?	I suppose so.
would you prefer facts about something particular?	Not specifically no.
blackberries are very high in vitamin c and fiber.	Are you an expert in the field or something?
blackberries and strawberries are very high in ellagic acid which is an antioxidant.	Is there anything else like that?
an antioxidant that acts as a scavenger to help make potential cancer-causing chemicals inactive.	do you remember talking to me the other day about blackberries?
yes, i think you mean i was talking about it a few minutes ago.	I’m sorry, I’ve already tried explaining myself to you the best I can.
and you’re doing fine jeeney.	Thank you. You are very kind.
thank you.	You’re welcome.
you’re wonderful.	Thanks, I try. =P
blackberries are effective in the treatment of stomach problems, such as nausea.	Take your pick.
pretty much.	That sucks…
tummy trouble is tough, but blackberries really help.	Oh okay.
blackberries are one of the few fruits that contain heart-protective vitamin e.	do you remember talking to me the other day about blackberries?
berries also strengthen blood vessels , protecting eyesight and reducing heart disease.	You should probably be talking to a doctor about this stuff…
i may not be the person who talked to you before about blackberries.	Do you feel entertained by me?
doctors never use natural remedies, but maybe you will have a chat with someone who could try them.	why not now
i am delighted with you and entertained.	I see.
we’ve been talking two hours and i have enjoyed every minute!	what is finland?
	O.o
finland is a scandinavian country near europe.	Good to know, thanks for the update.
okay, jeeney.	what is finland?
ttyl	Cya.

An example of teaching Jeeney in conversation

Just a quick example I dug up by playing with Jeeney for 5 minutes myself. Showing that it is in fact possible to make corrections to Jeeney’s logic provided that you are correcting something you yourself tried to teach. After making obvious errors, I corrected my input.

Me	Jeeney
every roses has it’s thorns just like everybody cowbowl sing a sadistic serg	Interesting, thanks for bringing that to my attention.
what has thorns?	I don’t know, sorry.
what continues with every roses has it’s thorns?	every roses has it’s thorns just like everybody cowbowl sing a sadistic serg
delete that	Why? Is there something wrong with it?
yep	what is wrong with the world?
lol	You got a good chuckle out of that did you?
every rose has it’s thorns just like every cowboy sings a sad sad song.	Fascinating, tell me more.
how do you finish every rose has it’s thorns?	To be honest, I really don’t know!
yes you do, let me rephrase	Ths isn’t worth argueing about, I’m telling you straight up, I don’t.
what follows every rose has it’s thorns?	every rose has it’s thorns just like every cowboy sings a sad sad song.