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The Loebner Prize is The First Turing Test. It is the annual competition that awards prizes to the Chatterbot considered the most humanlike for that year. The format of the competition is that of a standard Turing test. In the Loebner Prize, as in a Turing test, a human judge is faced with two computer screens. One is under the control of a computer, the other is under the control of a human. The judge poses questions to the two screens and receives answers. Based upon the answers, the judge must decide which screen is controlled by the human and which is controlled by the computer program. The contest was begun in 1990 by Dr. Hugh Loebner in conjunction with the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies of Massachusetts, then by Flinders University of South Australia followed by Dartmouth College and the Science Museum in London, England.
Prizes The prizes for each year include: The Loebner Prize dissolves once the $100,000 prize is won. 2007 Loebner Prize Rules for the 2007 Competition The 2007 Competition is scheduled for Sunday, 20 October 2007 in New York City. The date and venue are subject to change but NO changes to the date and venue will be made after 1 May 2007; in no case will the date be moved earlier than Sunday, 30 September 2007 or later than Sunday, 4 November 2007 Important Dates The winner will receive $2250 and the Annual Medal. The three runners up will receive $250. 2006 Loebner Prize On Wednesday, August 30, 2006, the finalists for the 2006 Loebner Prize were announced. The finalists were: In 2006 it was held on Sunday, 17 September at the Torrington Theatre, University College London. Winners
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