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   From: Raistlin@askme.net   
      
   joss wright wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:35:14 -0800, glitterati wrote:   
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   >   
   >>I wonder how feasible it would be to have an AI based   
   >>psychotherapist...? It would involve some really bloody complicated   
   >>algorithms, but then again, most mental health problems have a lot of   
   >>common denominators.   
   >>   
   >>I'm imagining prescription-only neural implants or jacks that analyse   
   >>the chemical imbalances in your brain, make a diagnosis, and then output   
   >>medications or electrical impulses to correct the problem. Result: no   
   >>more need for therapists or psychologists. Would that be concidered a   
   >>simple form of AI?   
   >>   
   >>g   
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   >   
   > Do you know Eliza? One of the original and simplest AI systems. It was   
   > originally written to mimic psychotherapists (albeit slightly humorously).   
   > You can play with her online in various places. For example at:   
   >   
   > http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html   
   >   
   > Maybe the required algorithms aren't THAT complicated :o)   
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   > 	Joss   
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   I read a really funny transcript of eliza talking to a paranoid   
   chatterbot. Unfortunately Google does not seem to be forthcoming.   
      
   R.   
      
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