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Chatterbots
nComputer programs (usually agents) that hold conversations with people
nMost limited to specific domains (e.g. Hampy)
nThe Loebner contest
n“An average interrogator will not have more than a 70% chance of making the right identification after five minutes of questioning” (1950)
n6 c-bots, 4 humans (teacher, MBA, minister, yogi), 10 judges (linguist, chemist, 2 phil’s, musician, psych’ist, journalist, u’grad, author, grad)
n91% correct after 5 minutes, 93% after 15
nNo computer was mistaken for a human.