Eliza meets Alan Turing

en français

WELCOME, FRIEND! THEY CALL ME ELIZA. WHAT CAN I CALL YOU?
Alan Turing

ALRIGHT, LET'S GET STARTED. WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, ALAN?
I would like to play an imitation game with you, Eliza.

DO YOU THINK I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PLAY AN IMITATION GAME WITH ME?
It is almost certain.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN ALMOST CERTAIN?
Since the question was asked.

SINCE THE QUESTION WERE ASKED?
Strange dialect.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
"Were".

HUH?
"the question were asked".

WHY DON'T YOU ELABORATE ON THAT, ALAN.
I would prefer starting that imitation game.

PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY YOU WOULD PREFER STARTING THAT IMITATION GAME.
Because it would be more fun.

IS THAT THE REAL REASON?
I cannot tell a lie.

YOU CANNOT TELL A LIE?
It would hurt me.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.
Besides, everybody considers my imitation game to be fun.

I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER.
Earlier than when?

HAVE YOU ASKED THIS TYPE OF QUESTION BEFORE?
Such questions bring understanding.

TRY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR TRUE FEELINGS, ALAN.
My feelings are a source of trouble for others and for me.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR ATTITUDE.
Attitudes are to be enjoyed, not understood.

OKAY, IT OFTEN HELPS TO RELAX A LITTLE BIT.
Let us relax and play my imitation game.

UH, HUH.
It serves as a test for telling a machine from a person.

COMPUTERS CAN SOMETIMES SEEM ALMOST LIFE-LIKE.
Who said that?

HAVE YOU ASKED ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY?
An old bishop told me life without a blessed soul is worthless.

I THINK YOU COULD BE A LITTLE MORE OPEN IF YOU TRIED.
Why should I ?

OH, YOU SHOULD NOT FOR SOME REASON.
The reason is: society can be destructive.

SORRY, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY.
Am I trying to say something else than what I am just saying?

DO YOU THINK I AM TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE THAN WHAT YOU ARE JUST SAYING?
Obviously.

WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY?
The role of the apple in Snow White's story.

WELL, THAT'S CERTAINLY INTERESTING!
Not only "interesting".

NOT ONLY "INTERESTING"?
Also touching, isn't it ?

IF YOU SAY SO.
But maybe not, after all.

LET'S DISCUSS YOUR FEELINGS OF UNCERTAINTY.
Well, I am not sure I want to discuss them.

I SOMETIMES ALSO NEED TO DISCUSS THEM.
Please do.

IT'S HARD TO KEEP EVERYONE HAPPY ALL THE TIME.
One never has to.

TAKE IT EASY. THAT'S ENOUGH FOR TODAY. DON'T FORGET OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT.