Application Information and Rules for the 2002 Loebner Prize

Presented by the Institute for Mimetic Sciences

The Loebner Prize Medal and cash award is awarded annually to the designer of the computer system that best succeeds in passing a variant of the Turing Test. The Loebner Prize Competition in Artificial Intelligence was established in 1990 by Hugh Loebner and was first held at the Boston Computer Museum in 1991. The Competition is to be run in 2002 by the Institute for Mimetic Sciences. In accordance with the requirements of the Donor, as published in the June 1994 Communications of the ACM, the winner of the US$100,000 Gold Prize must be prepared to deal with audio visual input, and appropriate competitions will be held once Competitors have reached Turing's 50:50 likelihood level of being mistaken for a human. An intermediate Silver Prize of US$25,000 will be offered for reaching this level in a text-only test. There is also an Annual Bronze Prize which is awarded to the designer of the "most human computer" as rated by a panel of Judges. In 2002, this prize will be worth US$2,000. There is no entry fee. Applications must be accompanied by e-mail protocols recording interactions between the computer system to be entered and one or more human subjects. Protocols must not exceed 2,500 words. Applications must be submitted via e-mail (Contest@Mimetics.org) to the Institute for Mimetic Sciences. the Institute for Mimetic Sciences may request an opportunity to interact with Computer Entries. Transcripts and scores from the 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 Competitions may be obtained by contacting the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies at (978) 369 2227 (email: center@behavior.org). Transcripts from the 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 Competitions are available at www.loebner.net. Please review the accompanying rules carefully and provide the following information: Name of Applicant: Age of Applicant: Proof of parental consent if aged under 18: Professional title of Applicant (if applicable): Affiliation (if applicable): Contact person (if applicable): Postal address (with postcode and country): Fax number (with international country and area code): Telephone number(s): E-mail address(es): Computer hardware to be employed: Computer software to be employed : Media to be employed for submitting software: Enclose a protocol recording interactions between the computer system to be entered and one or more human subjects (maximum 2,500 words): E-mail completed applications to: Contest@Mimetics.org.