[pandorabots-general] Review Turning test contests?

[Dr. Rich Wallace]

My congratulations to Robert Medeksza! He certainly deserves it. He's been
working on AI bots as long as any of us. For anyone who doesn't know,
Robert is the creator of the famous UltraHal bot at
http://www.zabaware.com/

BTW someone is working on an ALICE adapter for UltraHal:
http://www.zabaware.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4456

Many people have tried starting different contests, and have found out
they are difficult to manage. The Chatterbox Challenge is one alternative
to the Loebner prize.  It would be nice to have a $1 million DARPA grant
to run the Turing Test (named after Alan Turing, not Turning) like they
have for the grand challenge.


> Any comments Dr. Wallace on the recent Lobner prize going to Ultra Hal?
> I know the rules were significantly different this year than last.   Is
> there a better Turning test contest world wide?   How would you make the
> Turning test more scientific and less subjective?  I know the Japanese
> are crazy about robots; do they have their own AI contests?   As long as
> I'm on the subject of contests, would you like to comment on the outcome
> of the DARPA Urban challenge?   MIT says there AI was 'better' because
> it did not use the 'bread crumbs' of GPS navigation.
>
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