Re: Article - Why the Loebner Prize Will Never Be Won...

"Gorbag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> "Brownell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.powerofq.com/Q/loebnerarticle.htm
> 
> Interesting, but presupposes the Loebner challengers will all be Eliza type
> chatterbots. 

Well, I'm not sure how you get that.  I didn't think the article
assumed that.  It assumed that even a perfect chatterbot has a limited
amount of world knowledge ("limited" as in "huge, but no match for a
6-yo kid").  It argued that a judge could easily expose any practical
program's limited world knowledge.


> The fundamental issue pointed out by the article indicates a
> flaw in the current strategy for winning the contest, not that the contest
> is not winnable.


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