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 agree, and I think if the Loebner organizers want to be taken seriously, then their "rules" should be changed up a bit.
I agree, and I think if the Loebner organizers want to be taken seriously, then their "rules" should be changed up a bit.
I haven't looked at the Loebner site yet, but if this is all true, it'sreally a shame and I would not take interest in it. It was nothing like that last year.
I've read the Loebner rules. There are a few disappointing things.
1) Only 32 entries will be judged
2) Entries must provide their own 'communication program'
3) Entries must respond 'character by character' (no buffering of responses) and the communication program communicates character by character.
A reasonable rule, but one that is inconvient for PFers is that the program has to run 'locally' i.e. on a computer at the site of the judging.
1) Only 32 entries will be judged
2) Entries must provide their own 'communication program'
3) Entries must respond 'character by character' (no buffering of responses) and the communication program communicates character by character.
A reasonable rule, but one that is inconvient for PFers is that the program has to run 'locally' i.e. on a computer at the site of the judging.
The rule about the program running locally is supposed to prevent the possibility of somebody cheating and having a person instead of a bot at the other end. But even in the old days before communications were what they are now people could see that a good entry could have problems with that, if the program runs in a computer that can't be easily moved and the program can't be easily ported to another computer. And this has become the reality for web-based bots. I think the Loebner contest has to stop ignoring the reality and find alternative ways of making sure that all the participants are bots.
Congratulations to Siseneg and all the other PF bots who made it to the top ten in chatterbox challenge categories! Yay!
"The online voting for the 2004 Chatterbox Challenge has ended. The results for all categories are located above in the "Results" section. Congratulations to all the winners and to the ten bots who have made the finals"
Ack! I thought that meant it was over. Sorry for jumping the gun there
Ack! I thought that meant it was over. Sorry for jumping the gun there
It's on the chatterbox challenge site under "Results". I think we're only waiting on the "Best Overall" prize.
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