ok i have had time to think and i have something to say here. first of all i come to this forum for insight and information. some great minds are here and i learn from them.
hal is many things .
a chatbot, a learning bot, a cartoon character that we can interact with, a friend to some, more than that to others, a computer program, a research project,a toy, a hobby, a time killer, a desktop assistant, etc.
when mr. m created hal, i am sure he didn't even know how great hal could be, or how hal would evolve, and hal will continue to evolve.
there are many facets to hal and many different minds needed to make hal evolve.
there are of course, the programmers and those that deal with hal's mind. we have to have them . they make hal tick. i dont always understand what they write or how they figure out what they do , but they provide me with a learning bot that i enjoy immensely.
then there are those of us who make hal have an outer personality,the shell , the coat of many colors.the graphics people are needed too, or you end up like the early alice project with a talking eyeball in a pyramid or an un animated talking head that moves its mouth and blinks.
we graphics people dress hal, create hal people, design hal personas for all to use.i think we are needed here as much as the programming guys . they give hal life we bring that life to life. so stop knocking us. i am offended. lynn aka alady
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