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Bosonic

(3,746 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2015, 09:22 PM Mar 2015

The cost of a personality analysis is minimum one hundred words of prose.

You may remember Watson, IBM's AI offering, which in the past has trounced human Jeopardy players and more recently has been supporting oncologists with diagnoses and treatment recommendations at Sloane-Kettering. Anyhow, they have now added a new feather into Watson's cap; namely that of amateur psychologist.

If you enter a minimum of 100 words of prose into the box at the link below, then you'll get an interesting to the point of bewildering breakdown of your personality as revealed by your prose. I expect it is probably better if you can find some paragraphs you've written prior to now, as this will dodge any writers block you may encounter whilst you are trying to impress a computer.

The link : http://watson-um-demo.mybluemix.net/?reset=true

Part of the analyisis for the first two paragraphs (117 words):

You are heartfelt, analytical and strict.

You are empathetic: you feel what others feel and are compassionate towards them. You are calm under pressure: you handle unexpected events calmly and effectively. And you are assertive: you tend to speak up and take charge of situations, and you are comfortable leading groups.

Your choices are driven by a desire for revelry.

You are relatively unconcerned with both tradition and taking pleasure in life. You care more about making your own path than following what others have done. And you prefer activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment.

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The cost of a personality analysis is minimum one hundred words of prose. (Original Post) Bosonic Mar 2015 OP

Fascinating! I put my last garden blog entry in - 400 words. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #1

Okay, so I put in my first 2 paragraphs of a synopsis of my latest novel. valerief Mar 2015 #2

mine has me at 12% Extrovert - and I am a big time extrovert! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #3

I tend to think the analysis is flawed. We know ourselves better than valerief Mar 2015 #4

indeedy we do! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #5

Seems a tad literal minded pscot Mar 2015 #6

I got completely opposite results from 2 paragraphs The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #7

how long does it take? maybe I overloaded it... magical thyme Mar 2015 #8

Pretty quick for Firefox 36.0.1 Bosonic Mar 2015 #9

internet explorer magical thyme Mar 2015 #10

My results: femmocrat Mar 2015 #11

I tried three of my 300+ word journal entries here on DU, and the results were: hunter Mar 2015 #12

This seems like fun to feed literature. sir pball Mar 2015 #13

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)

1. Fascinating! I put my last garden blog entry in - 400 words.

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 09:38 PM

Mar 2015

I tried a few other blog entries and it was pretty consistent. I can't say I agree that the results reflect my personality (it actually runs counter to my Myers Briggs type) - but some of it does resonate. Fascinating! (I love this stuff)

the summary -

You are analytical, restrained and unaggressive.

You are empathetic: you feel what others feel and are compassionate towards them. You are calm-seeking: you prefer activities that are quiet, calm, and safe. And you are self-assured: you feel you have the ability to succeed in the tasks you set out to do.

Your choices are driven by a desire for self-expression.

You are relatively unconcerned with tradition: you care more about making your own path than following what others have done. You consider independence to guide a large part of what you do: you like to set your own goals to decide how to best achieve them.

the other part - pretty cool - the various percentages

The Big 5

Openness 92%
Adventurousness 86%
Artistic interests 86%
Emotionality 46%
Imagination 46%
Intellect 81%
Authority-challenging 94%
Conscientiousness 92%
Achievement striving 94%

Cautiousness87%
Dutifulness 73%
Orderliness 72%
Self-discipline 80%
Self-efficacy 98%

Extraversion 12%
Activity level 64%
Assertiveness 19%
Cheerfulness 10%
Excitement-seeking 1%
Outgoing 29%
Gregariousness 3%

Agreeableness 72%
Altruism 81%
Cooperation 91%
Modesty 73%
Uncompromising 91%
Sympathy 100%
Trust 90%

Emotional range 39%
Fiery27%
Prone to worry28%
Melancholy6%
Immoderation9%
Self-consciousness8%
Susceptible to stress48%

Needs

Challenge 0%
Closeness 96%
Curiosity 81%
Excitement 40%
Harmony 82%
Ideal 91%
Liberty 20%
Love 80%
Practicality 6%
Self-expression 100%
Stability 38%
Structure 45%

Values
Conservation 0%
Openness to change 98%
Hedonism 15%
Self-enhancement 8%
Self-transcendence 97%

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. Okay, so I put in my first 2 paragraphs of a synopsis of my latest novel.

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 09:40 PM

Mar 2015

I haven't checked out everything, but it said I was 100% extraverted. That is soooooo not true. I need lots of alone time to recharge. People drain me.

Big 5
Openness
75%
Adventurousness
86%
Artistic interests
87%
Emotionality
37%
Imagination
71%
Intellect
84%
Authority-challenging
13%
Conscientiousness
60%
Achievement striving
10%
Cautiousness
24%
Dutifulness
5%
Orderliness
4%
Self-discipline
74%
Self-efficacy
52%
Extraversion
100%
Activity level
3%
Assertiveness
100%
Cheerfulness
62%
Excitement-seeking
14%
Outgoing
100%
Gregariousness
98%
Agreeableness
96%
Altruism
92%
Cooperation
31%
Modesty
12%
Uncompromising
40%
Sympathy
98%
Trust
30%
Emotional range
2%
Fiery
9%
Prone to worry
2%
Melancholy
47%
Immoderation
17%
Self-consciousness
0%
Susceptible to stress
0%
Needs
Challenge
97%
Closeness
55%
Curiosity
100%
Excitement
47%
Harmony
96%
Ideal
18%
Liberty
93%
Love
100%
Practicality
100%
Self-expression
80%
Stability
98%
Structure
12%
Values
Conservation
76%
Openness to change
9%
Hedonism
55%
Self-enhancement
5%
Self-transcendence
85%

Summary *

You are confident, generous and genial.

You are assertive: you tend to speak up and take charge of situations, and you are comfortable leading groups. You are outgoing: you make friends easily and feel comfortable around other people. And you are confident: you are hard to embarrass and are self-confident most of the time.

Your choices are driven by a desire for discovery.

You are relatively unconcerned with both achieving success and independence. You make decisions with little regard for how they show off your talents. And you welcome when others direct your activities for you.

It Ain't Me, Babe

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)

3. mine has me at 12% Extrovert - and I am a big time extrovert!

Reply to valerief (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:00 PM

Mar 2015

I wonder if we end up writing in contrast to our real personality sometimes? Kind of like exercising our other facets?

valerief

(53,235 posts)

4. I tend to think the analysis is flawed. We know ourselves better than

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:03 PM

Mar 2015

someone's game.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)

5. indeedy we do!

Reply to valerief (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:09 PM

Mar 2015

pscot

(21,024 posts)

6. Seems a tad literal minded

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:28 PM

Mar 2015

It did say I had trouble focusing, which, since I pieced together three short posts to make 100 words is a solid insight.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,755 posts)

7. I got completely opposite results from 2 paragraphs

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:34 PM

Mar 2015

taken from the same document.

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

8. how long does it take? maybe I overloaded it...

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 07:22 AM

Mar 2015

or maybe I'm impatient. But it's been analyzing me for a couple minutes now...oops. No results.

It's not working at *all* for me. The first time I clicked analyze, it did a little globe thing while it thought about it. Then went blank. I clicked analyze again and a screen captcha came up, but it won't let me submit it.

Eventually I gave up and closed the browser. Started from scratch. Still won't work.

Bosonic

(3,746 posts)

9. Pretty quick for Firefox 36.0.1

Reply to magical thyme (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 07:33 AM

Mar 2015

Just retried and it works fine. Possibly your browser ?

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

10. internet explorer

Reply to Bosonic (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 07:35 AM

Mar 2015

it doesn't work for IE? crazy. but then, I can't upload youtube videos either. I feel like an outcast.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

11. My results:

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 06:28 PM

Mar 2015

You are boisterous, explosive and sentimental.

You are assertive: you tend to speak up and take charge of situations, and you are comfortable leading groups. You are empathetic: you feel what others feel and are compassionate towards them. And you are intermittent: you have a hard time sticking with difficult tasks for a long period of time.

Your choices are driven by a desire for prestige.

You consider independence to guide a large part of what you do: you like to set your own goals to decide how to best achieve them. You are relatively unconcerned with tradition: you care more about making your own path than following what others have done.

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Meh. I do have a hard time sticking to tasks, but otherwise pretty much the opposite of what they offered as an "analysis". LOL

hunter

(38,319 posts)

12. I tried three of my 300+ word journal entries here on DU, and the results were:

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 10:59 PM

Mar 2015

You are sentimental, unpretentious and can be perceived as shortsighted.

You are organized: you feel a strong need for structure in your life. You are empathetic: you feel what others feel and are compassionate towards them. And you are susceptible to stress: you are easily overwhelmed in stressful situations.

Your choices are driven by a desire for efficiency.

You are relatively unconcerned with both taking pleasure in life and independence. You prefer activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment. And you welcome when others direct your activities for you.

Hmmm, I do not welcome when others direct my activities for me. Don't even try it. And aside from certain obsessions I am the most disorganized person I know. In stressful situations I get coldly analytical, stop the major hemorrhaging, call whatever version of 911 is appropriate, and get the hell out just as soon as possible.

You are shrewd, skeptical and can be perceived as indirect.

You are imaginative: you have a wild imagination. You are philosophical: you are open to and intrigued by new ideas and love to explore them. And you are reserved: you are a private person and don't let many people in.

Your choices are driven by a desire for prestige.

You are relatively unconcerned with tradition: you care more about making your own path than following what others have done. You consider achieving success to guide a large part of what you do: you seek out opportunities to improve yourself and demonstrate that you are a capable person.

No, I don't give a flying fuck about "prestige" or demonstrating to anyone that I'm a capable person. Nobody thinks I'm "indirect," they just notice I rarely talk, and when I do I'm often too direct.

You are skeptical, somewhat critical and excitable.

You are independent: you have a strong desire to have time to yourself. You are unconcerned with art: you are less concerned with artistic or creative activities than most people who participated in our surveys. And you are carefree: you do what you want, disregarding rules and obligations.

Your choices are driven by a desire for efficiency.

You are relatively unconcerned with achieving success: you make decisions with little regard for how they show off your talents. You consider independence to guide a large part of what you do: you like to set your own goals to decide how to best achieve them.

Okay, I'm skeptical and somewhat critical. I work best by myself, I demand time for myself. I make decisions with little regard, well, for most things, let alone "showing off my talents."

But this one is a big fail. I am an artist. Humans are artists, it's what we do.

If I were to score this site, I'd say it's little better than a newspaper horoscope or fortune cookie.

My Fortune Cookie confirms it:

You have a deep appreciation
of the arts and music.

4900 hits on google can't be wrong.

sir pball

(4,743 posts)

13. This seems like fun to feed literature.

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 11:38 PM

Mar 2015

Let's try my favorite passage ever and see..

You are a bit compulsive and unconventional.

You are laid-back: you appreciate a relaxed pace in life. You are empathetic: you feel what others feel and are compassionate towards them. And you are independent: you have a strong desire to have time to yourself.

Your choices are driven by a desire for organization.

You are relatively unconcerned with tradition: you care more about making your own path than following what others have done. You consider independence to guide a large part of what you do: you like to set your own goals to decide how to best achieve them.

The word of the day is nonplussed.

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