Virtual agents / Chatbots
in United States

This virtual agent will help students at American universities become familiar with Microsoft Live@edu, a no-charge suite of online communication and collaboration tools for students, staff and alumni. The chatbot facilitates a competition that is part of Microsoft's campaign to promote the company's services for educational institutions.

By adding getlive@live.com as a contact in Windows Live Messenger, students can begin communicating with the chatbot and participate in the competition. Students will then receive a new question about Live@edu each day until an incorrect answer is received. The student with the longest chain of correct answers is eligible to win a variety of prizes including an Xbox 360. By participating in the contest, students not only have an opportunity to win great prizes, but also gain familiarity with the features of Microsoft Live@edu.

The Hillary Clinton chatbot comes from Robotsin2008 which is a collection of virtual candidates that are taking part in the 2008 United States Presidential election. The chatbot is for entertainment purposes only, and not affiliated with any political party.

The Barack Obama chatbot comes from Robotsin2008 which is a collection of virtual candidates that are taking part in the 2008 United States Presidential election. The chatbot is for entertainment purposes only, and not affiliated with any political party.

The John MacCaine chatbot comes from Robotsin2008 which is a collection of virtual candidates that are taking part in the 2008 United States Presidential election. The chatbot is for entertainment purposes only, and not affiliated with any political party.

The Ron Paul chatbot comes from Robotsin2008 which is a collection of virtual candidates that are taking part in the 2008 United States Presidential election. The chatbot is for entertainment purposes only, and not affiliated with any political party.

MyBot is your personal virtual companion. It is a pattern-matching chatbot (software that can converse in natural language), capable of learning from you.
You can let your MyBot talk to your contacts or buddies when you are away, or post a link to MyBot on your blog or website, and let your site visitors chat with your own personal bot.
Chat with MyBot, teach it facts about you, about the world, and even about MyBot itself, all through a normal English conversation.
Change MyBot's name, gender and behavior.
Teach it definitions of words, descriptions of people and places, and train it to respond in certain ways to particular inputs.
Give it any personal details that you wish to share with others (real or fake - your MyBot will believe anything you tell it...)
View logs of all your conversations and your visitor conversations with MyBot in the logs page (requires password).


Downloading MyBot for Windows Live Messenger:
You will need a PC running Windows XP or later, Windows Live Messenger (Version 8.0 and Above), and Microsoft .NET framework 2.0 or later.
see the rest of the instructions on http://www.a-i.com/show_tree.asp?id=142&level=3&root=115

Downloading MyBot for AIM:
You will need a PC running Windows XP or later, AIM (Version 6.0 and Above), and Microsoft .NET framework 2.0 or later.
see the rest of the instructions on http://www.a-i.com/show_tree.asp?id=150&level=3&root=115