![]() | by Erwin Van Lun on 1 year, 4 months ago in Loebner prize, Award News |
Summary: Open-hearted interview with Hugh Loebner, initiator of the very first Turing Test 20 years ago.
In this open-hearted interview, Hugh Loebner, initiator of the very first Turing Test 20 years ago, talks about how it all began, about the future of this competition, and about his personal involvement. He also talks about his renowned protocol which is generally regarded as quite annoying, and always a topic of discussion.
The video was shot during the last Loebner Prize Contest in Brighton last year. The 2010 Loebner Prize Competition in Artificial Intelligence will be held on Saturday 23 October 2010 at California State University, Los Angeles, USA.
The 2010 competition will mark the 20th edition of this contest. See for more information:
http://www.chatbots.org/awards/loebner_prize/year_2010/
![]() | by Erwin Van Lun on 2 years, 4 months ago in Loebner prize, Award News |
Summary: Video report of Loebner Prize Contest 2009 in Brighton UK. Winner: David Levy's Do Much More, 2: Cleverbot
Ever wondered how the Loebner Prize Contest -the ‘First Turing Test’- actually takes place? Well, find out for yourself, this is a video report I’ve shot in Brighton, United Kingdom, on Sunday Morning Sept 6th, 2009:
Details after the break.