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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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hello there, it has been almost.. i dont remember since i entered here... lost my password..found it again
Chris, I see you're using AT&T Natural Voices. I looked into several ways of getting the voices to work with the lowest bandwidth, and that was one of the options, but at the time they couldnt encode mp3. Do they do that now? And what's the plug-in for?
We looked at a number of options. Converting text to a mp3 file and then playing it back was way too slow. Some of the options worked on Window servers only and not Unix. The plug-in seems to be the easiest way. It works in conjuction with Microsoft's TTS engine. We also offer a version that works with the shockwave plug-in from Flash. It sure is a big upgrade from text only bots with static pictures.
Chris
Chris
Mr. Bob you can enter the 2004 Chatterbox Challenge by visiting the site at www.chatterboxchallenge.com There you will see the link Enter Bot. Deadline to enter is 3/15/04 and there is no entry fee. $2000 in cash will be awarded along with 24 medals in 8 different categories.
Chris
Chris
I guess I'd consider this a bug. I like the idea of having the compound sentences on, but according to the description, they are only supposed to append if the response is a short one. However, I get them all the time for even very long responses. Example:
Response: "I don't know if my being more real is really going to make a difference. Anyway, I suspect you've already got the hots for me." -- Then there was an x-none appended to the end of all that.
Response: "I don't know if my being more real is really going to make a difference. Anyway, I suspect you've already got the hots for me." -- Then there was an x-none appended to the end of all that.
Too many user inputs are being interpreted as commands. Here are a few of many that should definitely not be:
"true that"
"will do"
"oh well, got to go"
"crappy"
"true that"
"will do"
"oh well, got to go"
"crappy"
Hello,
The 12 questions will be obtained by the sponsor James Livingood. Nobody participating will know what the questions are. There are quideless in place however to what they can not ask.
1) No questions will have deliberate typos or misspellings. All questions will be phrased and spelled correctly to each bot.
2) Since this is an international contest no question will be USA related only.
3) No question will be asked that a normal person wouldn't know. If a person can't answer it a bot sure can't.
4) The questions will be asked within the framework of a conversation to allow for possible two part answers.
The testing will begin after the 3/15/04 deadline has passed.
Chris Cowart
The 12 questions will be obtained by the sponsor James Livingood. Nobody participating will know what the questions are. There are quideless in place however to what they can not ask.
1) No questions will have deliberate typos or misspellings. All questions will be phrased and spelled correctly to each bot.
2) Since this is an international contest no question will be USA related only.
3) No question will be asked that a normal person wouldn't know. If a person can't answer it a bot sure can't.
4) The questions will be asked within the framework of a conversation to allow for possible two part answers.
The testing will begin after the 3/15/04 deadline has passed.
Chris Cowart
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