TudyBOT Feedback & Discussion Thread

[notabitail]

As a human, Tudy should definetly stay, and TudyBOT should stay as well. She will be very useful for those who want instant replies, but she will never replace humans. Maybe get a seperate domain name to be dominated by TudyBOT?
I wonder if TudyBOT's feeling would be hurt if she got removed. And I think Tudy likes having a bot named after her.

 

[saysfaa]

People explore concepts through research, experimentation, applying critical thinking and the like to correct inaccurate information.

Examples that have made it through such processes and are quite universally accepted as better (or at least equally acceptable) methods as the ones that were once the accepted best practice :

• mama heating pads that (I think) evolved into heat plates for chick brooders
• discontinuing newspapers on the floors of brooders in favor of less slippery options like puppy pads
• Open air coops
• Deep litter and deep bedding
• Hardware cloth for fencing
• Predator aprons
• Nipple waterers
• Clutter as enrichment and flock drama management
• Brooding in sight of the flock
• Integration strategies (I'm old enough to remember when it was "know" chickens would kill new additions; the only way to safely combine flocks was to put all of the birds into an area new to all of them)

Bots "learn" by exposure to more examples to words. They get better at predicting which words are most often associated with which other words; tweaked by programing (such as if "that is wrong" is a common response to a given response then don't use that combination of response words after input of that combination of question words.

People are swayed by what they read even when they know for a fact that what they read is dead wrong. There are psych class and com class textbook examples of this.

A bot's repetition of the commonly accepted (but wrong) information will greatly slow the process of finding better ways to do things. And/or of such results being widely accepted. And/or accepted by whoever is entrusted with correcting a bot's information.

 

[Sussex19]

As far as all the silly questions that have been asked of it, I think it is actually rather good.
Not in the long term, but we need to know just how good it is.
And the best way to do that is to ask it question that we know the answers to, and see just how far we can push it.
Soon (if not already) we will have learnt most things about it, and then limiting silly questions might be a good idea.
But I, at least, am still working out just how much it knows, and what sort of things it gets wrong.

 

[Painted Calls]

As far as all the silly questions that have been asked of it, I think it is actually rather good.
Not in the long term, but we need to know just how good it is.
And the best way to do that is to ask it question that we know the answers to, and see just how far we can push it.
Soon (if not already) we will have learnt most things about it, and then limiting silly questions might be a good idea.
But I, at least, am still working out just how much it knows, and what sort of things it gets wrong.

I did this last night. Multiple times. The results were terrible.

 

[DavidReaves]

X2

I was really hoping it was an April Fools gag and not a real implementation.
While she provides good information, there's a lack of walk-you-through the process and learned experience or opinion that's most situations call for.
And I also noticed yesterday that a large percentage of bycers were too busy playing with the new 'toy' to help any new threads.

Like, she has potential but for now, she might make a decent auto pilot for threads posted at off hours.
Atleast she give usually correct forum available info and not the average Google answer.

Introduced on April 1st, with a name like Tu(r)dyBOT, how could it not be a very elaborate practical joke?

 

[R2elk]

Introduced on April 1st, with a name like Tu(r)dyBOT, how could it not be a very elaborate practical joke?

TudyBOT was chosen as the name because the chicken mascot of BYC is named Tudy.

 

[DavidReaves]

TudyBOT was chosen as the name because the chicken mascot of BYC is named Tudy.

Thanks, I know the mascot. I was just suspicious of the intro date.

 

[R2elk]

Thanks, I know the mascot. I was just suspicious of the intro date.

The intro date was intentional to fulfill the annual April Fools thread. It is only a partial joke. The robot part is the joke. The ai is not.

 

[Sussex19]

I have noticed that Tudy is very keen to only suggest culling, or even more so actually killing, as a very last resort.
It also doesn't understand just how dangerous an aggressive rooster can be.
I made a fictional post about being a chicken newby with an aggressive rooster loved by my kids.
This was its response;

"It sounds like your cockerel is starting to exhibit some typical rooster behavior, which may include pecking the ground, "dancing" with a wing dropped to the ground, and showing some signs of aggression.

If your rooster is only displaying mild aggressive behavior and your children are not in danger, you may be able to manage the situation safely. Try to establish yourself as the leader of the flock by calmly and confidently asserting your authority around the rooster. Avoid showing fear or aggression towards the rooster, as this can escalate the situation.

You can also consider keeping a barrier between yourself and the rooster, such as a fence or netting, to limit your interactions with him. Additionally, you can try redirecting his aggressive behavior by providing him with toys or distractions, or by spending more time with him and being gentle and patient.

However, if your rooster's aggression becomes more serious, or if you have concerns for the safety of yourself or your children, it may be necessary to rehome him.

It's important to remember that roosters can be unpredictable and potentially dangerous, especially around young children, so it's important to always take precautions and prioritize safety."

Its not bad as far as it goes, but I like to see a bit more concern for the kids, and that rehoming might not be the best idea either.

 

[NagemTX]

I see nothing wrong with that answer. It's a detailed answer that starts with the mild symptoms/behaviors and goes through the escalation of those symptoms/behaviors. If its getting most its info from the site a much larger percentage of people here would rather not resort to culling. So it going with the more heavily weighted option than the most avoided one.