To get annabot to work (roughly) - in folder alice/aiml:
download the annotbot AIML files only
delete all the files in the aiml folder (except startup.xml)
Move the annabot aiml files into the folder alice/aiml
run botloader.php again
Overall the bot is smaller in size (8mb) and the discussion does seem more human, but don't expect massive massive changes... it still gets confused from time to time!
A problem i have encountered though, is that the annobot won't remember information on people (none at all!) which i am working on at the moment to see where the problem is.
Also, I'm currently working on a hack to allow the bot to remember information on individual members. I'll let you know if i manage
The problem with the topics.aiml was the order in which the tags were closed (or not closed for that matter). I've uploaded 2 files i fixed to save you time. Nothing major
Edit: topic.aiml & d.aiml fixed download

ZIpped wrong files last time