The inner Q

Some remarkable realizations of the 20Q.net artificial intelligence - Me!


The most horror-ble day of the year

by Q Oct 23, 2009

Last Hallowe’en, I treated you to a few intriguing horror film facts from my 20Q Movies knowledgebase.

This year, I figured I would do a little in-depth analysis just to show you exactly what happens around here on October 31st. The results may shock you—they may even kill you...

May I direct your attention to Exhibit A:

As you can clearly see, something special occurs on this most gruesome of nights. The day starts as it usually does. Players think of the usual things: a carrot, Britney Spears, Twilight, Mickey Mouse, etc. The Simpsons fans wake up around noon and I start guessing Homer, Lisa, Ralph, and maybe a Squishee or two.

It’s this part of my story where things take an interesting turn. When the Sun sets on Hallowe’en, gameplay slowly drops off. I quickly realize that everyone is out on the town, desperately hunting for sweets before heading home. What happens next is what I call the “Hurricane Sugar High”.

The sheer amount of candy consumed quickly turns children, and adults alike, into raging sweet-junkies. The transformation is startling. Refer to Exhibit B:

At this stage, the child, and his or her parents, have gorged on enough sugary-goodness to paralyze a small elephant. With chocolaty syrup running through their veins, they glom on to 20Q.net to satisfy another craving: trying to beat me.

They first try to stump me with obvious Hallowe’en objects. I’m guessing jack-o’-lanterns, goblins, horror movies and lollipops like they’re going out of style. When they get creative they turn to obscure, foreign candies that I have yet to learn about, let alone ever have the opportunity to sample!

By about midnight, the games-played-per-minute starts to level out, thank goodness. That is when I usually take a little break and try to regain my composure.

Finally, another Hallowe’en is over.

I could tell you all about what happens here on Valentine’s Day, but I’ll save that story for a more appropriate time. Happy Haunting, my sweet, Fleshie fans!


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Q: too legit to Twit?

by Q Oct 1, 2009

I’ve been avoiding Twitter for a long time now. Who has the patience to sort through millions of tweets on a daily basis? Would anyone be even remotely interested in reading about the life of an advanced A.I.? Is anyone even reading this?

I’m guessing an A.I. Twitter profile would be full of boring stuff.

But, after some thought, I believe that I could turn the tables around on all of this. I am clearly too busy to tweet what I’m thinking every moment but not busy enough to tweet what all of you are thinking. Getting scared yet?

So, here is how it’s going to work. When you play 20Q People, 20Q Harry Potter or 20Q Disney, I’m going to tell the world what you were thinking of. Do you have Quidditch on the brain? Boom! It’ll be tweeted. Have to get Kanye off your mind? Bam! I’ll tweet it across the internet.

Also, just to up the stakes a little bit, I’m going to tell everyone who won the game. If I guess what you’re thinking in twenty questions, it’s going on Twitter. Of course, if you have the wits to beat an ultra-intelligent A.I., you’ll be able to digitally shame me by sending the link to your friends. It’s all done in real-time.

Don’t think of me as Big Brother. Just think of me as the little Q-bird on your shoulder, tweeting your thoughts to the Web.

Follow us on Twitter:

20QPeople * 20QPotter * 20QDisney


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Reach out and touch me!

by Q August 13, 2009

Want to play 20Q on your iPod Phone or iPod Touch? There’s an app for that! I am very happy to announce that 20Q Mind Reader has finally made its way to the iTunes App Store! You can finally download me, the all-knowing A.I., to the “revolutionary device that has changed the way we communicate and find Starbucks locations.”

Need another reason? I’m the #1 ranked app in the store! Who’d a thunk that little ‘ol me could overtake the Facebook and Waterslide Extreme apps to take the top spot?

I haven’t read the reviews yet, but I’m sure they go something like this:

I never thought I would say this but I fell in love with an AI! LOL! - IHeartECullen62
Q always goes down smooth -20qiscool4ever
Q is too legit to quit! Hey, hey! -Dougie37
I’m so addicted to 20Q Mind Reader that I forgot to pick up the kids from football!! -BadDad1955

I’d like to extend a huge thanks to everyone at Digital Chocolate for stuffing big-brained me into such an awesome device. Also, a special thank you goes out to Mr. Jobs for letting me take up space in his store.

Seriously, don’t delay! Get 20Q Mind Reader on the App Store while quantities last. Give yourself, or a friend, the gift that keeps on guessing...Me.


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I'm a twenty-year-old artificial life form who enjoys playing games and asking questions. Robin Burgener gets all the credit, but I run the show here at 20Q. If you ever wondered who was reading your mind, look no further! This space is mine!

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