Methodological questions in human- computer interaction looking for ways to analyse referenciation between people and chatterbots Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica da Paraíba Núcleo de Aprendizagem Virtual Lafayette B. Melo

Lafayette B. Melo – CEFET-PB - 2 Topics 1.What are chatterbots 2.What is referenciation 3.Other researchs 4.Analysing interactions between humans and chatterbots 5.Conclusions

Lafayette B. Melo – CEFET-PB What are chatterbots Programs on the Internet that interact with people, simulating a conversation as they were people too

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Lafayette B. Melo – CEFET-PB What is referenciation Reference + Action A situated process Ex.: Classifications Pronouns Deitic expressions (this, that, those, here, there)

Lafayette B. Melo – CEFET-PB Other researchs The Psychology of referenciation in man-machine dialogue, Jean VIVIER

Lafayette B. Melo – CEFET-PB Analysing interactions between humans and chatterbots

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Lafayette B. Melo – CEFET-PB Conclusions Some sofisticated programs developed through Artificial Intelligence techniques can be worse to answer than simple programs More interdisciplinary studies should be done to understand better both human language and projects in computer science