Guessing people is one of the oldest and still popular party games.
Usually, one player thinks of a fictitious or real person and the other players have to find out who is meant by asking clever questions.
However, the respondent may only answer "yes" or "no" at all times.
Of course it makes sense to play this game online and to send the computer into the role of the questioner.
One of the first online implementations of this game principle can be found at www.20q.net - this is not about characters, but about animals and objects, and the website is showing its age. Relatively new, on the other hand, is the "Akinator", which not only guesses animals, but also fictional and existing celebrities. The game can be found at https://de.akinator.com/, there are also corresponding apps for smartphones.
You'll see the Akinator, which is a genie of sorts, then click play at the bottom between the two app store logos and you're good to go.
Answer the questions that come your way in the right order – and truthfully.
It is very likely that the program will actually guess the person you are thinking of, even Pinocchio and Paracelsus do not pose a challenge. Only after eighty unsuccessful question attempts, which are becoming increasingly insane ("Question 59: Does you work at Vodafone?"), does the algorithm admit defeat , congratulates you on your victory and asks you to enter the name of your mysterious character.
The artificial intelligence evaluates all data and learns from it.
So, our conundrum: Which 1956-born American actor played a two-letter first name in a Cohen brothers film?
Please send your solution proposal to netzraetsel@faz.de.
The closing date for entries is February 9, 2022, 9 p.m.
The answer to last week's puzzle was "centrifugal clutch", the winner will be notified in writing.