is offered to the author of the first computer program to pass
an unrestricted
Turing test. Annual competitions are held
each year with a $2000 prize for the best program on a
Foundation.
The 1995 and 1996 events were unrestricted Turing Tests,
requiring computer entries to converse indefinitely with no
topic restrictions. So far, even the best programs give
themselves away almost immediately, either by simple
grammatical mistakes or by repetition.
the 1991, 1992, and 1993 conversations in real-time are
available for purchase from the Cambridge Center for
Behavioral Studies (telephone: +1 (617) 491 9020, Fax: 1072).
Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Prize Donor
Telephone: +1 (201) 672 2277 (fax 7536).
(1999-06-29)