Appendix I: Transcript of Conversations with Chatbot

The Loebner Prize is an annual competition in which chatbots are judged, and the most human-like chatbot is the winner of the prize. In 2015, Chatbot Rose was the winner of the Loebner prize.

The Website of BBC contains interesting material about the event. The technology correspondent of BBC, Rory Cellan-Jones, chatted with Chatbot Rose and the conversation between the two is available on the BBC website (Figure A.1).*

In this appendix, the full transcript of Rory Cellan-Jones’ conversation with the Chatbot Rose, complete with typos, is given in order to make readers realize the current status of chatbots.

Rory:

Hi who is this?

Rose:

Hi. My name is Rose.

Rory:

Nice name—What do you ...

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