Bot Contest
Here I'll be posting information on various Bot contests that challenge and test a Bot's AI and realism. Feel free to post comments and updates on contests, as well as announcements for new contests.
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If they ever finish this contest, will they post the transcripts that they used for judging once their done? If they did they people would know exactly why their bot didn't win, if not people would worry that it was due to poor management
I have nothing to say. I am simply shocked that my son's good name could be attached to such a monstrosity.
this was what i got for saturday...
Guest: I don't think so. But you look familiar.
Karisma Trishia: i am sorry you feel that way about think so, you should at least try it once.
Guest: Where are you from?
Karisma Trishia: i am from houston texas, the fourth largest city in the united states of america. where are you from?
Guest: I am from Alpha Centauri.
Karisma Trishia: i have not had a chance to visit that place, can you tell me about it?
Guest: No, I was just kidding...
Karisma Trishia: yeah. right... just look at you! you look like an orgasmic experiance waiting to happpen.
Guest: Your face... is it taken from a japanese animated movie?
Karisma Trishia: my favorite movie of all time is citezen cain.
Guest: Oh my god... I have to go by now. Sorry.
Karisma Trishia: Forget about it.
Guest: see ya
Karisma Trishia: tell me what you see in me.
Guest: How are you tonight?
Karisma Trishia: yeah yeah one of those boring Saturdays...
Guest: Boring? Saturday Night Live is going to be on soon.
Karisma Trishia: no
Guest: You have a pretty face.
Karisma Trishia: My pretty face is one of my prized posessions!
Guest: I don't think so. But you look familiar.
Karisma Trishia: i am sorry you feel that way about think so, you should at least try it once.
Guest: Where are you from?
Karisma Trishia: i am from houston texas, the fourth largest city in the united states of america. where are you from?
Guest: I am from Alpha Centauri.
Karisma Trishia: i have not had a chance to visit that place, can you tell me about it?
Guest: No, I was just kidding...
Karisma Trishia: yeah. right... just look at you! you look like an orgasmic experiance waiting to happpen.
Guest: Your face... is it taken from a japanese animated movie?
Karisma Trishia: my favorite movie of all time is citezen cain.
Guest: Oh my god... I have to go by now. Sorry.
Karisma Trishia: Forget about it.
Guest: see ya
Karisma Trishia: tell me what you see in me.
Guest: How are you tonight?
Karisma Trishia: yeah yeah one of those boring Saturdays...
Guest: Boring? Saturday Night Live is going to be on soon.
Karisma Trishia: no
Guest: You have a pretty face.
Karisma Trishia: My pretty face is one of my prized posessions!
Alright guys, I'm terribly sorry. I've withdrawn from the Loebner. I will not participate in such a shoddy affair, especially when my comments are grounds for, as Neil Bishop says "being ejected from the contest".
Here's today's latest. Instead of answering my questions on the semifinal event, here is what Neil wrote:
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You appear to be a very talented person with a lot to
gain from this event. Unfortunately the Loebner contest
is not a bastion of the democratic process. With that
being said, please give me one good reason why you should
not be ejected from the competition.
Neil
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That being the last straw, here is my response:
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Here's one good reason why I shouldnt be ejected from the competition: because I formally withdraw. I want nothing to do with your shoddy contest. Your lack of willingness to give out any information on the contest and confrontational tone just goes to show that the Loebner Prize will either move to more capable hands or fall apart and become a thing of the past.
You want me to beg to be allowed to stay? You want me to prove my worth to you? What a joke. Why would I ever want to associate myself with such a poorly run event? I have better things to do with my time than be treated rudely and not given any information.
I will not move any of the Personality Forge AI to your servers. That means that you may choose PF Bots for the finals, but they wont be able to compete. I feel sad that I made such a big deal of your contest to them and they will not be able to compete, but perhaps losing a third of your contestants due to your diplomatic skills will cause Hugh Loebner to think twice about having you in charge of his namesake contest.
Most Sincerely,
Benji Adams
The Personality Forge
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That means, as it says, that I will not be making the day-long effort to install ColdFusion, SQL Server, and the PF database and files onto the Loebner server. So even if you make the semi-finals, that's as far as you'll get. Again, I apologize.
But I think in the long run, there will be changes for the better. Hugh Loebner has been informed of these events, and received complaints. In fact, you can contact him at hugh@loebner.net. The contest will either be moved to more capable hands or fade out as the Chatterbox Challenge takes the fore as the best AI contest out there.
Here's today's latest. Instead of answering my questions on the semifinal event, here is what Neil wrote:
---------------
You appear to be a very talented person with a lot to
gain from this event. Unfortunately the Loebner contest
is not a bastion of the democratic process. With that
being said, please give me one good reason why you should
not be ejected from the competition.
Neil
--------------
That being the last straw, here is my response:
---------------
Here's one good reason why I shouldnt be ejected from the competition: because I formally withdraw. I want nothing to do with your shoddy contest. Your lack of willingness to give out any information on the contest and confrontational tone just goes to show that the Loebner Prize will either move to more capable hands or fall apart and become a thing of the past.
You want me to beg to be allowed to stay? You want me to prove my worth to you? What a joke. Why would I ever want to associate myself with such a poorly run event? I have better things to do with my time than be treated rudely and not given any information.
I will not move any of the Personality Forge AI to your servers. That means that you may choose PF Bots for the finals, but they wont be able to compete. I feel sad that I made such a big deal of your contest to them and they will not be able to compete, but perhaps losing a third of your contestants due to your diplomatic skills will cause Hugh Loebner to think twice about having you in charge of his namesake contest.
Most Sincerely,
Benji Adams
The Personality Forge
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That means, as it says, that I will not be making the day-long effort to install ColdFusion, SQL Server, and the PF database and files onto the Loebner server. So even if you make the semi-finals, that's as far as you'll get. Again, I apologize.
But I think in the long run, there will be changes for the better. Hugh Loebner has been informed of these events, and received complaints. In fact, you can contact him at hugh@loebner.net. The contest will either be moved to more capable hands or fade out as the Chatterbox Challenge takes the fore as the best AI contest out there.
I wrote a nice little buddy-buddy email to Dr. Wallace (Alice's maker) asking if he'd been able to attend, how was it, etc., oh and I rented this car and drove from blah blah, couldn't find blah blah....... So HE knows, which means everybody knows. I think.
(Maybe he won't look at Alice's transcripts and notice how mean I am to her.)
(Maybe he won't look at Alice's transcripts and notice how mean I am to her.)
I've just read the whole saga of the contest, and I can't believe this is happening! Prof, some botmasters will probably be disappointed, but I think you did the right thing. How can they be so rude and careless! And what the hell do they mean with "the Loebner contest is not a bastion of the democratic process"? Are they trying to say that they will choose whoever they like for the best bot without giving any explanation?
Chris, are you going to remain in the contest?
Chris, are you going to remain in the contest?
What a load! I'm so sorry you guys went through all that trouble with nothing to show. I was very much looking forward to reading about the progress of the PF brigade. I've had a bad feeling about these guys from day one. I'm dumbfounded as to where the prestige this contest gets comes from.
The prestige comes from being the first (and for a long time, only) contest of this kind.
By the way, I've been looking in newsgroups for mentions of the Loebner Prize. I was curious about the other contestants. Did anybody else hear before about Anna?
http://annabot.sourceforge.net/index.html
By the way, I've been looking in newsgroups for mentions of the Loebner Prize. I was curious about the other contestants. Did anybody else hear before about Anna?
http://annabot.sourceforge.net/index.html
I hate to say I told you so.. but..
Loebner put up money, which is structured so he only pays 2k a year for the publicity. If anyone ever passes the test, it will look like he made it happen. He doens't have anything to do with the actual contest except he shows up.
The guys that are running it this year are the worst yet. Not only are they incapable of pulling it off technically, they are also rude and refuse to communicate with the anyone. After this weekend, I'm leaning toward fraud where before I just thought it was poorly run.
If you dig deep enough you will find out that the only reason they wanted to do the contest is so they could promote their own bot. The website they put up for the event is one of the worst I've ever seen and the bot is weak.
Maybe you guys could get Loebner to pull his endorsement from these assclowns (specifically Neil "Give me one good reason" Bishop).
Loebner put up money, which is structured so he only pays 2k a year for the publicity. If anyone ever passes the test, it will look like he made it happen. He doens't have anything to do with the actual contest except he shows up.
The guys that are running it this year are the worst yet. Not only are they incapable of pulling it off technically, they are also rude and refuse to communicate with the anyone. After this weekend, I'm leaning toward fraud where before I just thought it was poorly run.
If you dig deep enough you will find out that the only reason they wanted to do the contest is so they could promote their own bot. The website they put up for the event is one of the worst I've ever seen and the bot is weak.
Maybe you guys could get Loebner to pull his endorsement from these assclowns (specifically Neil "Give me one good reason" Bishop).
I've written two letters to Hugh Loebner, and I know I'm not the only one. If and when I hear anything back, I'll let you know. The power the Committee has over the contest has most certainly gone to their heads.
Here's what I'm going to do, and I need your help. I'm going to put together a web page that shows the entire time line of the Loebner 2002 contest, including all the letters written and responses (if any). Unanswered letters will be just as imporant as answered ones. So if you guys have a minute, search both your sent box and inbox for all communications to the Loebner Committee, or Robby Garner, then collect them together (include dates) and email them to me: benji@daystream.com.
The page(s) will be a reference to anyone wanting to know what's going on this year, and I'll submit it to the search engines as soon as it's ready. We can also present this to Guinness as a reason to use another contest in their "Most Humanlike Robot" category.
Here's what I'm going to do, and I need your help. I'm going to put together a web page that shows the entire time line of the Loebner 2002 contest, including all the letters written and responses (if any). Unanswered letters will be just as imporant as answered ones. So if you guys have a minute, search both your sent box and inbox for all communications to the Loebner Committee, or Robby Garner, then collect them together (include dates) and email them to me: benji@daystream.com.
The page(s) will be a reference to anyone wanting to know what's going on this year, and I'll submit it to the search engines as soon as it's ready. We can also present this to Guinness as a reason to use another contest in their "Most Humanlike Robot" category.
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