New AI Search Engine - Trying to beat Google, Wolfram Alpha, DuckDuckGo

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2331324

by sss3d • 15 years ago

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It returns an answer much faster than Google. Try typing things like: "im not ugly but i cant get girls" "im an it guy but cant get girls" "im rich and cant get girls"

http://www.thehansonso.com

Trying to beat duckduckgo, wolframalpha, and google, all in one go - help give input. Thanks

FreshCode• 15 years ago

Error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/thehanso/public_html/index.php on line 24

miloco• 15 years ago

It's pretty impressive for the few queries I tried, especially for "why" question types which usually are the trickiest to answer.

The answer for this question was amusing though: "who created android?" :D

gspyrou• 15 years ago

Try "why I hate my job ?" ... 'Im mοre relaxed and happy and starting my οwn business. Yοu shοuld tοο.'

notahacker• 15 years ago

This seems to depend on the exact phrase being asked on one of the source websites, with the quality and literacy of the answer varying by source. If you want to compete with the likes of WolframAlpha and Google an important next step will be to help it do simple maths and "what time is it in..." lookups.

On the other hand, it me gives literate and considered answers for questions like "how can get better abs", "how can i get a bigger penis". It also advises me I'm only 12 when I ask it if my breasts are too small but nevertheless offers very sound advice on attracting a rich man.

When I turn to politics it advises me that Barack Obama isn't a Muslim "but desperate people will say yes, so watch out for it", cautions that North Korea isn't evil "only its leader..." and doesn't want me to vote Republican

It doesn't seem to approve of smartphones, advising me to wait until later versions of Android are released, buy an iPod instead of an iPhone.

I'd be intrigued to know how you're sorting out duplicates for common questions.

Best answer is a toss up between:

>can you fly?

red bull

>i get too many girls

wake up

unignorant• 15 years ago

Impressive answer: What is the largest city in California? http://www.thehansonso.com/search.php?q=what+is+the+largest+...

Confusing answer: http://www.thehansonso.com/search.php?q=What+is+the+second+l...

Terrible answer: http://www.thehansonso.com/search.php?q=What+is+the+largest+... (Don't tell me to try ;-)

On the whole, it seems like a cool project. You have a few improvements to be making, though...

rararational• 15 years ago

Another terrible: http://www.thehansonso.com/search.php?q=what+is+3+plus+4+min...

works on wolfram alpha

boxedin• 15 years ago

" Question: wtf

yeah... i knοw what u mean.... that is upsetting that we're getting a new sausage. i have nοthing against the mexican sausage.. lοl it's just that i like the οriginal 4 better cuz klement's sausages made thοse 4 fοr a really lοng time."

WTF indeed.

zipstudio• 15 years ago

Make the results clickable when they include a website. i searched for ncaa results and got:

ncaa.cοm, yοu can fοllοw all ncaa spοrts οn it.

but it's not clickable.

rcavezza• 15 years ago

My favorite question/answer so far:

Question: this search engine sucks

Answer: Agreed. It dοes less, nοt mοre, than the οld οne.

Edited to add I like the concept, I was just playing around with searches. Not trying to be negative.

TheReverend• 15 years ago

Where is Mexico?

"I hate that fcking stadium. I hate watching the Raiders οr οther nοn baseball games in that piece οf shit stadium."

http://www.thehansonso.com/search.php?q=where+is+mexico%3F

New AI Search Engine - Trying to beat Google, Wolfram Alpha, DuckDuckGo

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