Bot Contest

ok, off the current subject. I have been locked in the attic for the last few years. How do you know if your bot is good enough to enter a contest?

Well, the only way to really know is by signing up and seeing if your bot goes down in flames. But you can probably go through the transcripts and get a good idea of how good it is.

Also, the next Chatterbox Challenge is likely 11 months away and I don't see much else out there in the way of bot contests, so you have plenty of time to improve your bot if you're not sure how well it'll work out.

I thought we were going to have a Forge Contest once the CBC's out of the way?

The CBC sounds more along the lines of something I would enter my bots in. When is it? I know there was one in 2005. I was just to busy with school, I'm taking a break this summer.

We're halfway through it - check it out at http://www.chatterboxchallenge.com

oups, I was thinking you were talking about the forge bot contest. my mistake. The chatterboxchallenge is probly to much for my bots.

oups, I was thinking you were talking about the forge bot contest, my mistake. The chatterboxchallenge is probly to much for my bots. I would rather do the forge contest to get an idea of how my bots will respond.

The Chatterbox Challenge is fun. You learn a lot, and you have a year to prepare. It's great to get human conversations on your transcripts....And if you fail miserably (like my bot), you learn from that too. So I see no reason not to enter.

And if you fail miserably (like my bot)

Aw, you shouldn't put yourself down - Bildgesmythe's a great bot, and there were plenty of 'big name' bots did worse than him on the 10 questions.

Hey THANKS

Bildgesmythe, has been moved to the top of my favorite bot list. He is so cute with his clean cave and shiny white fangs.

i thought he did very well in the competition