Akinator, the Web Genius

[Schlitz001]

Akinator guessed Pinnochio and Condoleezza Rice correctly after only about 10 questions.

 

http://us.akinator.com/#

 

Think of a person, real or fictional and Akinator will try and guess who it is.

[Invader3K]

Wow, this is great. It guessed Jesus Christ easily for me, then I thought of April O'Neil (from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and it got her in about 12 questions.

[mothershipconnection]

Holy crap, it got Stanley Spadowski!

 

Edit: it failed on Emory Leeson from Crazy People (another movie I watched a billion times in my childhood).

[NeedMoreFans]

Failed the first time around on Pol Pot, but got it once I continued (guessed Ho Chi Minh at first). Then got Henry Kissinger without a problem. Didn't do so well with McGeorge Bundy, then again, few would.

[Invader3K]

I was thinking of Paul Molitor, and it guessed George Brett first. Got to Molitor after 30 questions.

[ttsather]

Tried Tom Glavine and it wasn't able to get it (after 40 questions, at least).

 

Greg Maddux first, then Jim Abbott, then Jamie Moyer. Not bad, generally.

[GormanHarvey]

Got Pat Morita in 14 questions, which I thought was pretty impressive. But when I was thinking of Gorman Thomas, it guessed George Brett

[Invader3K]

It guessed George Brett for me when I was thinking of Sudaharu Oh. Maybe the creator is a big Royals fan or something.

[homer]

He got Carl Spackler after 18 questions.

[razzzorsharp]

It got Annie's Boobs after 13 questions for those that watch Community.

[Patrick425]

Got Ted Baxter on 20+ tries. Could not guess Rick Santelli.

[GoudaBrew]

Got Montee Ball in 20 questions. Nice.

[giffted1]

Could not guess Taint McFadden.

[homer]

Could not guess Taint McFadden.

 

 

Taint McFadden is the guy BEHIND the guy.

[berniebrewer4life]

It got R Lee Ermey on the 20th question, this is amazing

[1992casey]

I was going for Vivian Vance, but he came up with Ethel Mertz in about 20 questions. I guess that counts.

[jjgott]

I beat it with with Ben Sheets. He was able to guess the Sentinel from the Matrix which I thought was pretty darn impressive.

[owbc]

I was impressed that he got Bob Uecker in about 15 questions since he's a sports figure, comedian, and actor. For Prince Fielder, he got it right after he asked if he was fat. He also knew Ryan Braun but it took awhile.

[TooLiveBrew]

This thing just got Sy Snootles, in well under 20 guesses. I was certain it wouldn't be able to come up with that character.

 

Can someone explain to me how a program like this is written? It just seems like there's so much knowledge that would have to be built in.

[1992casey]

I feel more like a winner when the game guesses right.

 

[nospoiler=This is the series of questions I was asked for the thing to guess Ryan Braun.]

1. Does your character really exist?
2. Is your character a girl?
3. Has your character ever been married?
4. Is your character a singer?
5. Is your character linked with sports?
6. Is your character black?
7. Does your character wear a helmet?
8. Is your character's fame linked with football?
9. Does your character do their buisness outside?
10. Is your character known for wearing a hat?
11. Does your character play baseball?
12. Is your character linked with New York?
13. Is your character linked with the color red?
14. Does your character play mostly in the National League?
15. Is your character a pitcher?
16. Has your character ever been selected for the All-Star Game?
17. Does your character have very dark skin?
18. Does your character have a name that sounds foreign?
19. Is your character a catcher?
20. Does your character have a funny name?

[/nospoiler]

I think the quickest one it guessed was Mr. French from the TV show [cite]Family Affair[/cite]. That took about six questions.

 

Bob Uecker came pretty fast. He was also a wrong guess for somebody else. Mary Todd Lincoln took about 14 questions. Amy Carter took about 20.

[1992casey]

It got "Tribble" in 14 questions.

[Patrick425]

Ok just did Eric Heiden and it took 40 questions to get him. The thing kind of flipped out though. It's first guess after 20 questions was Arnold Schwartenager. Then it started repeating questions. It asked me if my character was American twice (which I answered "yes"). Then it asked me if my character was German?? Then at some point after the 30 question mark it asked me if my character was female, even though that was one of the first questions it asked me. The only odd question I got (like question 15 or something) that I didn't really know how to answer was "Is your character big?" I answered "I don't know"...Big is kind of relevant. When he was skating he had huge legs, but I'm guessing he's not quite as big as he use to be.

 

I was shocked that it got it after the 40th question because I thought it was starting to get on the right track at around the 30th question (After the 30th question it guess a figure skater - I think it was Brian Boitano) and then it just started asking me a bunch of questions that had nothing to do with Sports, Olympics, Speed Skating...etc.

[Invader3K]

Sometimes I think it just throws out an oddball question to make sure you're being honest or paying attention.