Bot Contest

Now come on, Julie, you know the score: pounds sterling only for the limey, or I'll have to send my boys in.

Bribery is a wonderful thing, my friends.

Well, folks, the deadline for this year's Loebner entries has come and gone, and it looks like there are THREE to choose from.

Not much of a contest, then

three deadlines or three robots? What are you talking about?

3 bots I guess...not a great contest to begin with, mostly because how it is run. And the man behind it.

Hahahahaha!! 3!!

Well I guess no one wanted/was willing to make their bot look like they were typing

Interesting...does anyone know approximately how many bots were in previous years' contests?

A lot, if 2002 was any indication:

http://www.loebner-atlanta.org/finalists.html

I glanced at last year's but didn't see stats about applicants. If you're curious about any year other than 2002, go to www.loebner.net and click on Loebner Prize Contest.

Well, it's become a very elite contest then. Any bot has a great chance if the owner is willing to make the fancy interface.

Yes, but, it's all coming down to "If you make your bot do this, then you win"

what do they have to do? Is it possible at all that PF bots can enter? Is there a rule website that has the guidelines in English?

Hugh Loebner was having other people manage the contest, but he sued to get control back. Once succeeding at that, he changed the rules. It wouldn't be hard to make the technical changes here, but it would be hard to trust the Loebner people (or person) again. This is supposed to be fun, but we really got jerked around.

If you like, I can whine in detail about how Prof, rexmundi, and I were treated two years ago, but we've been through that already. Check old messages if you're that curious.