Witness History: Witness Archive 2016 - The First Loebner Prize

In 1991, the first Loebner Prize was held. The judges at the competition had to determine whether they were communicating with humans or computer programmes. The winner of the prize was the computer programme that most fooled the judges.

Rachael Gillman has been speaking to Dr Robert Epstein, who was the organiser of the first competition.

Photo Credit: Digital Equipment Corporation

Published on Monday, 7th November 2016.

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