A(rtificial) I(ntelligence) stole my vegetable.

I have to clarify my use of AI, since I usually mean American Idol. This time I mean Artificial Intelligence (but not the movie!).

An IM buddy sent me a link to a blog entry about 20Q , a ball that can guess what you're thinking about in 20 questions or less.

You can play with a virtual 20Q online at 20Q.net.

Slightly freaky:


How the heck did it guess carrot when I said no to the golf ball question? I sensed it was getting close when it asked me the hot dog question, but as you go through the process it just seems weird when it does guess the right answer.

Ok, truly disturbing: