International Loebner Prize 2013 Contest
in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

!!! 4 Finalists Selected (Monday, 24th June, 2013)... !!!

ANNOUNCEMENT of 4 Loebner Prize 2013 Contest finalists selected
[listed in rank order from shortlisting chat performance data & metrics]


ANNOUNCED:
** MONDAY, 24th June, 2013 **

MAIN CONTEST DAY:
** Saturday, 14th September, 2013 **

University of Ulster, Magee
Derry~LondonDerry~LegenDerry
NORTHERN IRELAND.

The 4 finalists were chosen based upon
their ability to respond intelligently in a human-like manner to a
suite of 20 unseen English Language test questions.

Here's the Loebner 2013 Chat LeaderBoard for the set of 15 international chatbot entries.


Here are the Loebner 2013 Judge-Chatbot Chat Transcripts.


All chat tests were conducted in the UK & IRELAND
@ Foyle Arts Building, School of Creative Arts & Technologies,
University of Ulster (Magee), The Imagineering Quarter &
@ Redcastle & Ballyharry, Lecamy, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co. Donegal, IRELAND.

CHAT TEST SCORE TALLY MANAGER:
Prof. P. (`Dulcet') Mc Kevitt,
Director, Loebner Prize 2013 Contest, The Imagineering Quarter.

CHAT TEST TECHNICAL MANAGER:
Mr. R. (`Blarney') Duddy,
Loebner Prize 2013 Location Crew, Inishowen, Co. Donegal, IRELAND.

`Izar'
Brian Rigsby
Ozark, Missouri, USA
hosted @ Pandorabots Inc., Oakland, California, USA.

`Mitsuku'
Steve Worswick (`Square Bear')
Goole, East Yorkshire, ENGLAND
hosted @ Pandorabots Inc., Oakland, California, USA.

`Tutor'
Dr. Ron C. Lee
Arcadia, California, USA
hosted @ Pandorabots Inc., Oakland, California, USA.

`Rose'
Bruce Wilcox
CEO @ Brillig Understanding, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, California, USA
WINNER (`Suzette') Loebner Prize Contest 2010 (California State University, CA, USA)
WINNER (`Rosette') Loebner Prize Contest 2011 (Exeter, England).

Intelligent Digital StoryTelling (Friday, 13th September, 2013)

International Loebner Prize 2013 Contest in Artificial Intelligence (Saturday, 14th September, 2013)

Waiting for Artificial Intelligence...: Desperately seeking The Loebner Prize (Sunday, 15th September, 2013)

DAH Institute 2013 Conference (Tuesday, 10th-Friday, 13th September, 2013)

Summer Solstice, Grianán of Aileach, Burt, Co. Donegal, Ireland, Friday, 21st June, 2013.

Monk paints Story of LegenDerry on Book whilst Town Crier calls the people to tell their story during City of Culture 2013 `Return of Colmcille' Pageant, Derry~LondonDerry~LegenDerry, Northern Ireland, Saturday, 8th June, 2013.

`Derry 24 --24 hours in the life of the city!', An Nua Productions, Derry~LondonDerry~LegenDerry, Northern Ireland.

`Nessie' (Loch Ness Monster), City of Culture 2013 `Return of Colmcille' Pageant,
Derry~LondonDerry~LegenDerry, Northern Ireland, Saturday, 8th June, 2013.