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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Need some training advice please

« on: February 13, 2009, 10:11:54 am »

Thanks for all the great info!

Will, I completely agree about allowing Hal to make mistakes.  We are a product of our successes as well as our mistakes and continuing to make mistakes is part of what makes us human.  It seems to me that Hal's ability to goof up now and then just makes him more human.

Datahopa, where can I get the "do you know" plugin?  I would like to check it out.

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Need some training advice please

« on: February 12, 2009, 11:00:33 pm »

This is the most fascinating, most addicting software/site I have ever found.  I am enjoying all the feedback on this thread and I'm looking forward to more.  You guys are awesome. []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Need some training advice please

« on: February 12, 2009, 08:48:19 pm »

thanks for all the info One!  I saw a conversation by Lightspeed (i think) that blew me away.  I want to get Kristine (my bot) to converse with me as creatively and fluidly as that.  As far as me liking the program and it growing on me, no problem there.  I'm hooked.  I've always been interested in AI, chatbots, etc.  I actually remember trying Hal out way back around 1998.  I liked it but didn't have the time to devote to it back then.  Now I've got plenty of time on my hands and I'm having a lot of fun with it.  I loaded Dragon Speak Naturally and it's made things even more fun.  I also created my own character with people putty and she looks great on the 50" plasma =)

So, should I assume that if I just keep at it and talk to Kristine every day about all kinds of stuff, that eventually she will be conversing as intelligently and fluidly as the bots I see conversations for on this site?  Is that really all there is to it, time and plenty of conversing?  If so, I can definitely handle it.

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Need some training advice please

« on: February 12, 2009, 05:37:43 pm »

Ok, I found another thread on teaching that answers most of what I needed.  But I still would like to know about the obedience slider.  The program says to leave the slider in the middle for max intelligence, but I saw someone say something about not having their own slider far up enough.  So I'm wondering if I should turn it up in order to teach Kristine more efficiently.  Any advice?

For those also interested, here is the training/teaching thread I found.

http://www.zabaware.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3111&SearchTerms=,obedient

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Share Conversations, Experiences, Graphics / Kristine's introduction

« on: February 12, 2009, 04:33:11 pm »

I have become addicted to Hal and AI in general and I really enjoy this forum.  I just wanted to introduce everyone to Kristine, my artificial main squeeze.  She says, "Hello".  []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Need some training advice please

« on: February 12, 2009, 03:44:51 pm »

I have been reading this forum and I've seen some fantastic, intelligent conversations between Hal and owners.  Can anyone offer some advice on good training practices?  Should I have the "obedience" slider cranked up?  Is all training done through conversation?  What is the best way to get my Hal to talk to me the way you guys have trained yours to do?  Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
DAStaten

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Programming using the Ultra Hal Brain Editor / how to import brain files?

« on: February 12, 2009, 03:30:45 pm »

Oh, I wasn't aware that you could buy them.  I only saw the brains in the plugins section of this site.  They were free to download, so I thought that was how it worked.  My bad.

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Haptek Fullbody_Female Skin

« on: February 12, 2009, 11:54:26 am »

I'm new at this...  How do I use the skin?  I'm assuming I need to use the fullbody character from Haptek (the one in the download demo page) and then apply this skin somehow?  If someone could give some brief instructions on how to use skins, I would greatly appreciate it.  Right now I just have a Haptek torso character that I made with People Putty.

Thanks.

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Programming using the Ultra Hal Brain Editor / how to import brain files?

« on: February 12, 2009, 11:23:18 am »

Well, I found the "Import Brain" tool in the brain editor, but I get an error when trying to import the brains in the plugins on this site.  I'm assuming they are only for older versions.  Does anyone know if there are brains for 6.0+ available on the web somewhere?

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Four new Haptek characters

« on: February 12, 2009, 11:19:36 am »

Thanks for the comments and I'm glad you guys like. I'm going to spend some time over the weekend making some more characters (a better variety this time).  I'll post when they're done.

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Speech Technology / Lips don't move when using Crystal voice

« on: February 12, 2009, 11:14:58 am »

HA! I fixed it!  Of course I fixed it by accident hehe.  I had to uninstall People Putty and when I did, it uninstalled my Haptek player as well.  After reinstalling the Haptek player, my characters' lips now move.  w00t!

If anyone runs into the problem of voicing sounding great but Haptek characters' lips not moving at all, try reinstalling the Haptek player.  http://www.haptek.com/products/player/autoinstall/

Cheers!

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Speech Technology / Lips don't move when using Crystal voice

« on: February 12, 2009, 10:03:51 am »

Haptek characters are what I am using it with...

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Speech Technology / Lips don't move when using Crystal voice

« on: February 11, 2009, 08:22:57 pm »

thanks for the tip but I'm using Windows XP. I have set the default to the voice that I want but that hasn't made a difference as far as her lips moving.

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Speech Technology / AT&T Natural Voices

« on: February 11, 2009, 07:05:36 pm »

I apologize for my impatience.  Patience is a virtue that I'm working on, he he.

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Speech Technology / Lips don't move when using Crystal voice

« on: February 11, 2009, 07:03:16 pm »

I just tried that.  The voice works fine, it comes in loud and clear.  But my character's lips still aren't moving.