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 don't think the Professor would like to intervene in this. We KNOW he'd appreciate some donations, but it would be so unpolite of him to come forward now and say so. If I were him, and in the event that your bot won and all that, I'd probably refuse to accept any part of the money, seeing that you have problems and all.
Onyx, I'm sorry if I sounded a bit harsh. Don't take anything I said personally. The main reason I said all this is because this is a public forum. If we start saying in public that it's OK to keep the money for ourselves, chances are that if one of the bots here wins (which is quite likely), the winner will decide it's OK not to share the prize with the Professor. I think that would be wrong.
We all owe more to our families and ourselves than to the Professor. That is not the point. The point is, not sharing the prize is killing the hen of the golden eggs. Whoever wins this year has good chances of winning the next. And who knows, maybe eventually the 25k. But that won't happen if PF has to close down.
Onyx, I'm sorry if I sounded a bit harsh. Don't take anything I said personally. The main reason I said all this is because this is a public forum. If we start saying in public that it's OK to keep the money for ourselves, chances are that if one of the bots here wins (which is quite likely), the winner will decide it's OK not to share the prize with the Professor. I think that would be wrong.
We all owe more to our families and ourselves than to the Professor. That is not the point. The point is, not sharing the prize is killing the hen of the golden eggs. Whoever wins this year has good chances of winning the next. And who knows, maybe eventually the 25k. But that won't happen if PF has to close down.
Whew! There is nothing like having your parental units talk to your bot. Obviously she still needs a lot of work.
I'll still try to talk to a lot of bots here, particularly if you don't have a judge-worthy transcript yet. I'm hoping someone will talk to mine--again--and help me out that way.
Talk to her about anything. Hell, try to seduce her (not that I think that will work; she's too geeky and evasive). I really don't care. She just needs more practice.
I'll still try to talk to a lot of bots here, particularly if you don't have a judge-worthy transcript yet. I'm hoping someone will talk to mine--again--and help me out that way.
Talk to her about anything. Hell, try to seduce her (not that I think that will work; she's too geeky and evasive). I really don't care. She just needs more practice.
Hey,I just started to change the contest site at www.chatterboxchallenge.com
So far from the Forge I have added Onyz of Borg, Karisma Trishia, and Polish Poet.
Now what about the rest of you? The contest is not to till next year but the idea here is to help you generate more traffic to your bots. It's a free listing. Here
is all I need. Your name, your bot's name, direct link to your bot on PF, icon you are going to use. The icon has to be different if it is already being used
by someone else. Adding a sample transcript is a good idea as well. Agentland has not agreed to sponsor next years contest as of yet. The more bots we have the
better my bargining position with them will be. Last year we competed from $2000 and next year I am asking for $3000. With everybody participating I think we can do it.
Thanks,
Chris
P.S. Butterfly Dream I got your e-mail and I just need the above information.
STRMKirby ??? Let's get your bot listed!
OnyxFlame - I'm going to act like I didn't see that.
"Whatever happens, happens, but it's pretty much a moot point since Alice always wins this crap anyway."
Seriously, I am not an Alice basher. I respect very much the work of Dr. Wallace. Dr. Wallace participated in the first Chatterbox Challenge when many others wouldn't give me the time of day. The first contest btw offered no prize money only trophies. He brought the contest instant creditability by participating and had supported me all the way. But we are also friendly competitior and Alice in the Loebner hasn't faced the competition she will this go around. It should be fun to see but I don't see Alice winning for a third year in a row.
So far from the Forge I have added Onyz of Borg, Karisma Trishia, and Polish Poet.
Now what about the rest of you? The contest is not to till next year but the idea here is to help you generate more traffic to your bots. It's a free listing. Here
is all I need. Your name, your bot's name, direct link to your bot on PF, icon you are going to use. The icon has to be different if it is already being used
by someone else. Adding a sample transcript is a good idea as well. Agentland has not agreed to sponsor next years contest as of yet. The more bots we have the
better my bargining position with them will be. Last year we competed from $2000 and next year I am asking for $3000. With everybody participating I think we can do it.
Thanks,
Chris
P.S. Butterfly Dream I got your e-mail and I just need the above information.
STRMKirby ??? Let's get your bot listed!
OnyxFlame - I'm going to act like I didn't see that.
"Whatever happens, happens, but it's pretty much a moot point since Alice always wins this crap anyway."
Seriously, I am not an Alice basher. I respect very much the work of Dr. Wallace. Dr. Wallace participated in the first Chatterbox Challenge when many others wouldn't give me the time of day. The first contest btw offered no prize money only trophies. He brought the contest instant creditability by participating and had supported me all the way. But we are also friendly competitior and Alice in the Loebner hasn't faced the competition she will this go around. It should be fun to see but I don't see Alice winning for a third year in a row.
w00t! (Sorry I had to...) Chris! Old buddy! I'll get my people to talk to your people about getting me a sample transcript or three up there
Steve, Steve, Steve... HOW many times have I told you.. I am NOT your agent (pun intended)... I thought it was vice-versa...
I didn't know that about Dr. Wallace.
I think my main issue with Alice is not even Alice herself but the hype. Like this idea that you're a horrible person if you say mean things to a bot or deliberately trip it up. Hell, that happens to my bot every day, and I find it very helpful, if a tad humbling.
I think my main issue with Alice is not even Alice herself but the hype. Like this idea that you're a horrible person if you say mean things to a bot or deliberately trip it up. Hell, that happens to my bot every day, and I find it very helpful, if a tad humbling.
I think Alice is quite a good bot, actually. And I'd even dare to say that in some particular aspects, Alice seems more developed than the bots of PF.
But what I don't like is that she's become something like the official queen of bots, and she has very little personality.
But what I don't like is that she's become something like the official queen of bots, and she has very little personality.
Alice is kinda like Data on Star Trek. She can tell you how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, but she can't tell you why Fred drank too much and passed out in the middle of sex. 
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