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The ChatterBox challenge is an annual chatterbot contest offering money and awards to contestants in several different categories. Unlike the Loebner prize, this competition is designed to be easy to enter. It takes place on the web, and the bots themselves may be on the web, downloadable or available via ICQ, MSN or some other messenger service. Over 100 bot per year take part. It has been running since 2001.
Rules The rules, as featured on the contest's site, are as follows: The Chatterbox Challenge is open to all kinds of chatterBots - Website Bots, Downloadable Bots, and IRC Bots - written in any programming language. Your bot doesn't have to be set up in any particular way to enter. It only needs to be available so people can talk with it. All botmasters are invited to enter their bots. Rules for entering are: Prizes and Awards James Livingood, the contest sponsor, has donated the following awards for Best Overall Bot: In addition the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals will be awarded in the following categories: All bots may enter multiple categories and win multiple awards. Public Voting The public will be invited to vote on who they feel are the best 3 bots in the contest. Please chat with as many bots as possible and then ask yourself these questions. How did the overall converstion go? Was the bot responsive or simply evasive? Did the bot for the most part answer and respond back appropriately or was the conversation full of off the wall remarks? The better bots should give you the impression that you are really talking to a human being. Compare the qualities and shortcomings of each bot and then place your vote in a fair and unbiased way. The contest depends on the goodwill of all those taking part. See also | ||||||||
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