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It is a proposition straight from the realms of sci-fi - can we create machines that imitate humans so well that we can no longer tell the difference? Far from being a concern for the far-off future, this question is already being put to the test in an international competition, set to come to the South West for the first time.
The University of Exeter will host the 2011 Loebner Prize. Named after its founder, American philanthropist Hugh Loebner, the event will offer prizes up to Pounds 20,000 and challenges computer programmers to create software that can provide human-like responses to questions posed by a panel of judges.See the full content of this document
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Programmers Compete for Human Prize
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