"Don't write your own AI engine". Will Rayer (Uberbot's Developer)

Uberbot, a Chatterbot created by Will Rayer, placed 3rd in the 2014 Loebner Contest at Bletchley Park. I'd like to thank Will for this interview.

When have you realized to create your first chatbot? How did it happen?

Will Rayer: "I have been interested in AI for a long time but I always thought it was very complicated to create an AI. All I could see was complex projects like CYC which have been under development for 20+ years. Then in 2012 several things happened...

"Never give up". Steve Worswick (Mitsuku's Developer)

Mitsuku, a Chatterbot created by Steve Worswick, won the 2013 Loebner Prize bronze award as the most human-like chatbot.

What about Steve Worswick's first chatbot? I've asked Steve to share his experience with me and people who are trying to start making chatbots.

Steve Worswick: "Back in the early 2000s, I used to create dance/techno music as a hobby and had a little success with a couple of nationwide releases. One of my fellow producers had a chatbot on his website which was only a simple chatbot that could reply to common phrases but I was hooked on it and wanted one for my own site.

1KB Simple English Chatbot

Is it possible to chat with someone who only has 1KB of intelligence? Try it!
This bot is completely defined via 1KB AIML-file.

Chatbots. News Digest 02/16

Look at applications where chatbots are useful.

1. The robot lawyer

Joshua Browder, a Stanford University freshman, created a robot to appeal parking tickets in the UK, which has saved drivers $3 million dollars and he plans bring the bot to New York this spring. The robot lawyer can generate documents and answer legal questions, but won’t charge you hundreds of dollars in fees.

Chatbot. Mind map

You know, the are many different chatbots. Just for definition of this phenomenon's context I'd like to present to you the following mind map.

I hope, it will help us to classify existing chatbots and to choose relevant themes for this blog.

Why are you here?

There are several reasons for me to start this blog: I like to write short texts, I like to create chatbots and share my creations and I'd like to improve my pure poor English (my native language is Russian).

Why are you here? Do you also believe chatbots have great potential? Let's observe how they come into our lives through products and services.

WBR,
Ivan Golubev.