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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I wonder if we can fax as opposed to mailing?
What are we supposed to fill in for the Tech requirements?
What are we supposed to fill in for the Tech requirements?
Hello,
thought I'd pass on some information. David Hamill of the Loebner contest posted a statement at the Robitron forum wondering why Elbot (and some other bots) hadn't yet entered the Loebner:
David's post:
Robby said:
> All 3 of these programs are veterans from the Loebner Prize Contest.
I hope they'll (Talkbot, Eugene and Elbot) be entering the 2003 contest! Only three-and-a-half weeks to
go...
David
My subsequent post and David's answer:
Fred said:
>I'd like to enter Elbot in the Loebner this year, but my understanding from
the discussion some time ago was that bots must claim to be human in order
to enter. Did I miss something?
Hugh was very insistent that, since this is a Turing test, entries must
pretend to be human. In the end we agreed on this (rule 2):
"The Contest determines if an Entry can mimic the conversation of a human so
well that Judges believe the Entry to be human. The primary aim of Entries
and Confederates alike is to convince the Judges that they, the Entries and
Confederates, are human. Entries should therefore strive to interact with
the Judges so as to imitate the behaviour of a Confederate, and to emulate
the intelligence of a human as best they can."
However, rule 51 says:
"The Confederates must at all times converse in such a manner as to convince
the judges that they are human. In general, Confederates should be honest
and truthful in their responses. This rule does not in any way restrict the
actual words or meanings of sentences used during the conversations, which
are allowed to involve, for example, humorous asides and untruths about
identity, where appropriate in the conversation. Confederates' conversations
will be monitored by one or more referees to ensure that their conversations
comply with this rule."
(The full rules are here:
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/dwrc/loebner/docs/LPC%20Official%20Rules%20v2.0.pdf.
)
An interesting question: Would C3PO from Star Wars pass as human, even
though he would probably admit to being a robot if asked? My feeling is that
he could certainly pass the Turing test if he was willing and able to lie
about his identity.
I would encourage Fred to enter Elbot in the Loebner Prize Contest, as we
want to have as good a contest as possible. Don't forget, in practice the
judges are trying to find the "most human" entry, and a good "robot" (or
"dragon") character might seem more human to them than a weak "human"
character!
David
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All this surprised me as I thought the posts several months back made it clear that non-human personalities were not welcome. Perhaps this is not the case.
Fred
thought I'd pass on some information. David Hamill of the Loebner contest posted a statement at the Robitron forum wondering why Elbot (and some other bots) hadn't yet entered the Loebner:
David's post:
Robby said:
> All 3 of these programs are veterans from the Loebner Prize Contest.
I hope they'll (Talkbot, Eugene and Elbot) be entering the 2003 contest! Only three-and-a-half weeks to
go...
David
My subsequent post and David's answer:
Fred said:
>I'd like to enter Elbot in the Loebner this year, but my understanding from
the discussion some time ago was that bots must claim to be human in order
to enter. Did I miss something?
Hugh was very insistent that, since this is a Turing test, entries must
pretend to be human. In the end we agreed on this (rule 2):
"The Contest determines if an Entry can mimic the conversation of a human so
well that Judges believe the Entry to be human. The primary aim of Entries
and Confederates alike is to convince the Judges that they, the Entries and
Confederates, are human. Entries should therefore strive to interact with
the Judges so as to imitate the behaviour of a Confederate, and to emulate
the intelligence of a human as best they can."
However, rule 51 says:
"The Confederates must at all times converse in such a manner as to convince
the judges that they are human. In general, Confederates should be honest
and truthful in their responses. This rule does not in any way restrict the
actual words or meanings of sentences used during the conversations, which
are allowed to involve, for example, humorous asides and untruths about
identity, where appropriate in the conversation. Confederates' conversations
will be monitored by one or more referees to ensure that their conversations
comply with this rule."
(The full rules are here:
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/dwrc/loebner/docs/LPC%20Official%20Rules%20v2.0.pdf.
)
An interesting question: Would C3PO from Star Wars pass as human, even
though he would probably admit to being a robot if asked? My feeling is that
he could certainly pass the Turing test if he was willing and able to lie
about his identity.
I would encourage Fred to enter Elbot in the Loebner Prize Contest, as we
want to have as good a contest as possible. Don't forget, in practice the
judges are trying to find the "most human" entry, and a good "robot" (or
"dragon") character might seem more human to them than a weak "human"
character!
David
----------------
All this surprised me as I thought the posts several months back made it clear that non-human personalities were not welcome. Perhaps this is not the case.
Fred
I must be some sort of glutton for punishment, but I'm sending in my Loebner application in the next day or two. If you're going to enter, it probably takes a week or so to get mail to the UK, so you only have a couple days left.
There's an open discussion on everything this year at the Robitron group at Yahoo. The group is no longer owned by Robby. You can sign on here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Robitron/
Loebner 2003 Contest Site:
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/dwrc/loebner/
There's an open discussion on everything this year at the Robitron group at Yahoo. The group is no longer owned by Robby. You can sign on here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Robitron/
Loebner 2003 Contest Site:
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/dwrc/loebner/
I just filled out the form. It's very easy to complete. You dont need to put together a transcript, which is doubly a good thing- first, it saves time, and second, that means that judges will actually be chatting with your bot to decide the finalists.
Here are a few fields I can help with:
If web-enabled, give it's web address: (this can be found under "My Bots" and then under "Link")
If your entry contains intellectual property...:
WordNet- yes
LinkGrammar- yes
Personality Forge- yes
Hardware: Apple Macintosh
Operating System: OS X 10.2
Languageinterpreters...: PHP, MySQL, Perl
POSTAGE from the US:
To send it AirMail, which is by far the best option, put three 37ยข stamps on it, write AIRMAIL on the envelope, and stick it in your box. Mailing time is 4-7 days.
Here are a few fields I can help with:
If web-enabled, give it's web address: (this can be found under "My Bots" and then under "Link")
If your entry contains intellectual property...:
WordNet- yes
LinkGrammar- yes
Personality Forge- yes
Hardware: Apple Macintosh
Operating System: OS X 10.2
Languageinterpreters...: PHP, MySQL, Perl
POSTAGE from the US:
To send it AirMail, which is by far the best option, put three 37ยข stamps on it, write AIRMAIL on the envelope, and stick it in your box. Mailing time is 4-7 days.
I asked, and you can fax your application to them.
The fax number is +44 (0)1483 689550
Any idea how I'd dial that?
The fax number is +44 (0)1483 689550
Any idea how I'd dial that?
the +44 is England so you won't need that code, you'll need the exit code from US that's all... Can't remember it tho, but yeah its something like 01, 011
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