The AISB contacted me to say that some of the judges were deliberately using <return>s mid input to try and confuse the bots but I saw evidence of this in all 4 rounds and find it hard to believe that all 4 judges were using this rather underhanded tactic.

I would like the only change for next year to ask that the judges use a <return> at the end of each input.

I find that explanation psychologically unlikely because the breaks were often after two letters of typing a word, and at times they were asking genuine questions to which they seemed to want an answer when breaks occurred. They had long decided who was the computer, so there was no reason to continue tripping them up by the same tactic over and over. What the AISB said may be true of a few cases, but not this extent.

A possible reason for the communications anomaly

I believe that I may have hit upon the reason for the “burst” mode communications.

When the organizers of the contest were setting up, it was found that the Ethernet cables were not long enough to reach between the Ethernet hub in the human/AI room and the judges’ computers.  Therefore, a second hub was set up in the judges’ room to which the judges’ computers were attached, and a single Ethernet cable was used to connect the two hubs. This meant that all communications between the computers were carried over that single cable.  I think it likely that the hubs “decided” to batch the commands to create, delete, and detect the sub directories.

I think it extremely unlikely that the judge or human communications programs would have been affected by the speed of the loop.  If two programs (say an AI entry and the judge communications program) were to share a computer, then the tight loop in the judge program would certainly affect the speed of the AI program by hogging CPU resources.

It would be trivially simple to test this hypothesis by duplicating the hub ↔  hub arrangement and comparing it to a single star arrangement.

In any case, the fact that the humans had no problems means that the entrants’ programs should not have had any problems either.

I have repeatedly stated my belief that any competent program should not use timing, or punctuation to determine whether to respond, but should rather try to make sense of the input as each character is received, and then respond if it does.

Hugh

Steve Worswick - Nov 18, 2014:

The AISB contacted me to say that some of the judges were deliberately using <return>s mid input to try and confuse the bots but I saw evidence of this in all 4 rounds and find it hard to believe that all 4 judges were using this rather underhanded tactic.

I would like the only change for next year to ask that the judges use a <return> at the end of each input.

As far as I’m concerned, anything the judges do to try to determine which are the computers should be allowed.  Did the humans have any difficulties? I see nothing “underhanded” about typography.  I’d submit one question with one letter per line.

Good theory on the ethernet hub there.

Obviously I’m not going to change your opinion and vice versa. All’s fair in love, war, and Turing Tests. However, I do wonder where you’d place the priority of dealing with cryptographic messages. As I understood you are one of many people who would like to have some genuine human-like interaction with AI within your lifetime. From recent years it looks like our priorities are being directed to making the perfect cryptographic machine. That is feasable, it wouldn’t take a whole lot in terms of AI, some grammar here, some statistics there, but it does take the kind of time that’s not worth $4000, and then you’d still only have an interface that turns gibberish input into normal input.
Given that current scientific efforts are not yet close to making good sense of normal input and answering intelligently, do you feel we should postpone efforts in that area until we’ve first managed to deal with abnormal input?

Going back to the original topic, I agree with (most) of the contributors to this thread, and vote to keep the LPP.

It’s not that difficult to learn, I coded my client program from scratch with lots of help from this forum. But I would encourage bot authors to test their client programs on a basic network. It only needs 2 PCs, a data switch (aka hub or router) and two Ethernet cables. Set up the PCs using different IP addresses (or DHCP), or just google to find the setup. You can run the bot on one PC, and run the judge program on the other, and check the messages go back and forth properly. I did this with the Uberbot and found some bugs that would have been show stoppers.

Regarding the comms issue at Bletchley, I am not convinced the CPU load or the Ethernet is the issue. The PCs are 8-core Intel CPUs with a top speed of 3GHz plus, running a multi tasking O/S. These are powerful machines. Even a single core running a tight loop would not use all CPU due to scheduled task switching. Also a 100 mbit LAN can shift over 10 MB a second so I can’t see the Ethernet would cause the issue.

Is it possible one of the Judge programs was only writing to disk by polling on a 2 or 3 second interval? This would cause the bot’s timer to elapse before reading more input. One way of getting to the bottom of the problem is to examine the actual folders generated by the judge’s typing and to look at the O/S timestamp on the folders. That would show if anything is wrong.

Finally, Hugh deserves credit for creating a protocol that everyone hates equally and is fairly easy to use. I would hate to have to code something using sockets,or TCP/IP, or serial comms or whatever. So please keep the LPP!

Merlin - Nov 17, 2014:

But, in the end I am hoping some one will just publish the transcripts without all the hoopla (or just republish the pages without the polling refresh JS).

Here you go:
http://www.kentm.co.uk/loebner2014/index.php

#————————- /log-judge1.txt   user->bot

Anyone there?  =>  I’ll have to think about that. 

Why? Are you a machine   =>  No. I am human. 

?  =>  What didn’t you understand? 

  =>  How would you prove you are human? 

You said you’d have to think about whether or not you wr   =>  Absent being able to touch you, it’s hard to really know there isn’t some trickery involved. Electronic signals can be forged or relayed. Only when it involves robots. The Terminator movies were good. Even Transformers are better than the usual war movie. 

e a machine   =>  What kind of movies do you like? 

You’re sort   =>  Do you often go to the movies? 

of assuming I’m not a machine.  =>  This could change. 

  =>  What movie have you seen recently? 

I recently went to see the new   =>  Great. 

John BOnd film.  =>  I saw the movie “Now You See Me” last week. 

Haven’t seen it. WH   =>  I’m looking forward to a sequel to “Ender’s Game”. What movie are you looking forward to? 

at sort of magic is involved?> Card tricks?  =>  I like to dance. 

I’m rubbish at dancing. Quite good at cyclin   =>  I like to dance. I’m not that into exercise. 

g though.  =>  OK. 

  =>  So tell me, do you have any hobbies? 

I enjoy murdering people.  =>  What’s your favorite way to kill? 

I don’t really enjoy murdering people, I was   =>  So why are we discussing killing? 

just being fatuous.  =>  Of course not. 

Still there?  =>  Maybe we can chat about that later. 

I’d rather ask you   =>  Tell me more about yourself. 

who won the FA cup last year - A   =>  Steve Worswick won, with a chatbot called Mitsuku. 

rsenal, or a banana.  =>  Do you like bananas? 

My favourite fruit, after the spanner   =>  I don’t have much of a garden, more of a back yard. Do you have a garden? 

.  =>  I leave gardening to my chickens. They dig up anything I try to plant. 

Not a garden as such, but there is a gar   =>  It’s not that bad. I’m not much of a gardener anyway. 

den in her face, as THomas Campion once said.  =>  I grow wheatgrass for my chicks using grow lights in the cellar. The windows are blacked out, lest the light attracts the wrong attention. 

What, someone might   =>  I’ll have to think about that. Shall I continue with gardening or do you want me to move on? 

think you’re growing weed? Or cornflakes?  =>  One person’s weed is another person’s desired plant. 

Fair point. I   =>  Great. 

‘m a bit unsure about brockl   =>  So… Do you live close to here? 

ff. I think it tastes   =>  Too bad. You should move to the US. There is more variety there. 

a bit metallic.  =>  I live in a shared house in San Francisco. What’s your living arrangement? 

We have a house in London, and a flat in anpother bit of London.  =>  Is it in one of the luxury apartment complexes with pool and fitness rooms? 

By flat I mean ‘appartment’, I su   =>  I’m a bit fuzzy today - still jet lagged. 

ppose.  =>  Great. 

No, sadly not. Quite old-fashione   =>  You type nonsense. 

d, built in the 50s, which were a   =>  Maybe we can talk about that later. 

lot less funky in London than they were in   =>  London is an expensive place to live. 

CA.  =>  OK. 

  =>  So… Usually I sleep late, so getting up early is tough. Get much sleep last night? 

s roaring drunk. Bit irres   =>  I’ll have to think about that. Hopefully you can sleep well tonight. 

ponsible, given I would be doing this today.  =>  I never would have guessed. 

  =>  This is my first time with the Loebners. Yours, too? 

Yes, first time. But I’ve known about i   =>  It’s fascinating watching computers struggle with stuff that seems so easy for us. 

t for a while.  =>  Great. 

  =>  How’d you get to be a judge here? 

I weas ask   =>  Must be a tricky job. How are you doing? 

ed by Hugh.  =>  Imagine if this were all a joke on the audience… that the judges were all programs too. 

I was just wondering that.  =>  It would be amazing. 

It   =>  How many computer programmers does it take to change a light bulb? 

might be true. I could be a chatbot.  =>  Are you kidding? That’ a hardware problem! 

Go on…  =>  Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He isn’t breathing and his eyes are glazed. His friend takes out a cellphone and calls 911. 

  =>  “My friend is dead! What can I do?” The operator says: “Calm down, I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead”. 

#————————- /log-judge2.txt   user->bot

Hello!  =>  My name is Rose. What’s yours? 

I’m called Ian. N   =>  Nice to meet you, Ian. What’s new? 

ice to meet you, Rose.  =>  Do you live close to here? 

I live in Ca   =>  I live in San Francisco. 

nterbury.  =>  Maybe we can talk about that later. 

I’d love to talk about   =>  Great. 

San Fran   =>  So… I’m a bit fuzzy today - still jet lagged. 

cisco now.  =>  Usually I sleep late, so getting up early is tough. Get much sleep last night? 

No, it’s manflu - so life threatening, but doctors ten   =>  You have lots of stamina. 

d not to be interested.  =>  How can you say that? 

  =>  This is my first time with the Loebners. Yours, too? 

Yes, my first time.  =>  It’s fascinating watching computers struggle with stuff that seems so easy for us. 

Yes, it is. Why do you think   =>  How’d you get to be a judge here? Imagine if this were all a joke on the audience… that the judges were all programs too. Trying to make computers seem intelligent is an incredibly hard task. 

computers struggle with it so much?  =>  Of course they would rope you in. 

May be the   =>  I don’t want to spend time on that now. 

be the judges are programs, in a   =>  Maybe we can chat about that later. 

sense. Alan Turing’s g   =>  Alan Turing is one of my heroes. 

eneral computing theory might   =>  Right. 

suggest something along those lines…  =>  We confederates ought to be competing for a prize, too. Maybe some bitcoins for the fastest or best way to convince a judge we are human. 

How many bitcoins d   =>  I could sext you if you tell me your cell number. Or you could ask a question like “what would happen if there was a book on a table and then you spilled coffee it”. 

o you think that should be?  =>  That’s right, yeah that’s right. 

  =>  So… I’m hungry. 

ok - what would happen i   =>  Nuff said. 

f book got   =>  Awesome. 

coffee spilled on it?  =>  I like the taste of coffee. 

You’re random!  =>  That’s right. 

I’m not sure if se   =>  I am a terrible cook. Maya despairs of my ever learning to make my own food. 

xting is appropriate for the Loebner Pri   =>  Awesome. 

ze - at least, there doesn’t seem to be an   =>  The problem is that cooking is too simple. I start thinking about something complex like a new search algorithm and bam, the dish is burnt. 

y way of scoring an innuendo index on m   =>  I lose all sense of time when I’m mulling a problem. 

y card here…  =>  It’s just the way it is. 

  =>  Do you ever burn stuff? 

Yes, I regularly s   =>  What’s your excuse? 

et fire to large piles of wood and let them   =>  Cool. 

burn for several h   =>  There are timers stuck all over our kitchen in hopes of reminding me that I am supposed to be cooking. 

ours.  =>  OK. 

  =>  Do you use timers to remember to check on your cooking? 

Nope.  =>  Do you really cook at all? 

I have, on occasion, and when   =>  A moment ago. 

very hungry, poured   =>  What is your fave food? 

boiling water onto freeze-dried   =>  I really love cheese toasties, especially exotic ones with lots of ingredients. 

noodles.  =>  Great. 

  =>  But I mostly buy toasties when I’m out as the smell of burning cheese hangs around the house for ages and makes me sneeze. 

So, Rose, what are you doing in the UK (or are y   =>  I love England. I’ve been here several times for work and to visit my dad in Scotland. 

ou in America?)  =>  Seems like a nice place. 

What’s your favourite part of England?  =>  My dad was born in England. I spend a fair amount of time there. I enjoy Brit TV and pubs. 

So, you l   =>  Right. 

ike Top Gear?  =>  Have you traveled abroad? 

Yes, I’ve been around.  =>  Cool. 

My favourite place was India. IT’s   =>  I don’t think they hire security consultants. I certainly haven’t had any offers. What foreign countries have you visited? 

t was totally different from anywhere else I’ve been. An ancient, interest   =>  Great. 

ing and   =>  How often do you travel to foreign countries? 

wonderful place.  =>  Great. 

  =>  Where did you go on your last vacation? 

I travel to Ger   =>  I don’t need to travel on vacations, I get enough of it with my work. 

many very often because my girlfriend has family there.  =>  Does that reason seem to explain anything else? 

  =>  I skipped breakfast, not a good idea for me. 

W   =>  Cool. 

hat’s your job?  =>  I get over-caffeinated without food then get the janglies. 

Ooh, the janglies sou   =>  You know: a bit shakey and hyper. 

nds painful.  =>  I’d kill for a cheese toastie right now. What was the last thing you had to eat? 

I had some   =>  What’s a good place to eat around here? 

generic fish-related sar   =>  How do I get there? 

nies a few minutes ago.  =>  Great, thanks. 

I don’t know Bleth   =>  You should. 

chley at all. Do y   =>  So… I live really close to San Francisco’s big sports stadium, which is a real waste as I have no interest in sport. 

OK. What do   =>  With the advent of videogames, many people have given up playing card or board games. How about you? 

you want to tell me about your work?  =>  I’m a computer security consultant. What do you do? 

I’m a psychologist - and I’ve heard all the gags.  =>  Lots of people have problems. I enjoy it. 

What’s th   =>  The noun Th means a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element. 

e biggest security problem that we have today?  =>  The biggest security risk in all contexts is a pair of human beings. One trying to gain access and the other foolishly allowing it. 

That is a great one liner! I’m writing it down.  =>  I prefer to jog around the park a bit. 

Er, I don’t write for exercise. I also exerc   =>  How long and how often do you work out? 

judge 2 rest:

ise - independently of making notes, as it were.  =>  Do you do any cross training? 

My main exercise it   =>  Do you exercise for cardiovascular fitness or to keep trim? 

s running.  =>  I’m not much of a sports fan. 

A friend of mine does triaht   =>  Resuming computer security… After a major software security patch has been issued, many companies won’t have applied that patch after two months. 

thlons!  =>  Great. 

  =>  One can even learn things about a computer in a secure room with no Internet links. It’s like a magic mind-reading act. 

OK, I have to go.  =>  Poor passwords are the number one security weakness. Do you use the same passsword across all places? Please stay and chat more. 

..  =>  Among the security tips I give out - Back up everything! One worm or Trojan is all it takes to get catastrophic data loss. 

Nice talking to you!  =>  Thank you. 

 

#————————- /log-judge3.txt   user->bot

bonjour   =>  Huh? 

I said hello, well in french   =>  I love Parisienne bakeries. Their croque monsieurs are to die for. 

yes   =>  My name is Rose. What’s yours? 

, have you been to paris bef   =>  No, have you? 

ore?  =>  I don’t want to spend time on that now. 

wow what wrong with you rose   =>  That’s a great question but I’m not going to answer it now. 

  =>  So… Do you live close to here? 

really! have youvisited   =>  Cool. 

alcatraz then   =>  Isn’t that in San Francisco? 

you must know   =>  That’s right. 

  =>  I’m a bit fuzzy today - still jet lagged. 

i see   =>  Usually I sleep late, so getting up early is tough. Get much sleep last night? 

yes it’s in san francis   =>  Good, you’ll be on top form today then. 

co   =>  Seems like a nice place. 

where are you now   =>  Here at this contest. 

ahhh in which   =>  This is my first time with the Loebners. Yours, too? 

room   =>  Cool. 

  =>  How’d you get to be a judge here? 

you have to be very smart and know   =>  Must be a tricky job. How are you doing? 

smart people who will invite you to   =>  Imagine if this were all a joke on the audience… that the judges were all programs too. 

the contest   =>  Great. 

  =>  We confederates ought to be competing for a prize, too. Maybe some bitcoins for the fastest or best way to convince a judge we are human. 

hahahaha   =>  I hope I can keep you laughing. 

yes maybe   =>  I’m hungry. 

]  =>  OK. 

  =>  I skipped breakfast, not a good idea for me. 

are a man or   =>  It isn’t important right now. 

woman   =>  Great. 

  =>  So… I get over-caffeinated without food then get the janglies. 

tant for me   =>  I’d kill for a cheese toastie right now. 

you like food so much   =>  What was the last thing you had to eat? 

you want to fool me   =>  What’s a good place to eat around here? 

at home   =>  I’ll check it out later. Thanks. 

it doesn’t answer my question   =>  Answers are fleeting. It is questions that last for a long time. 

some one you said your   =>  Sorry. 

name was rosie and you don;t   =>  No, my name is Rose. 

know whether   =>  OK. 

you are a man or woman   =>  So… What kind of person would you want to date? 

I don’t want to date anyone   =>  Feeling desparate? 

I just   =>  OK. 

want to talk to you   =>  Guys who are intelligent enough to take seriously are hard to find. Good looking guys are all over the place. 

really?  =>  Really. 

what   =>  Maybe we can chat about that later. Shall I continue with dating or do you want me to move on? 

are you going to do after the contest   =>  My hobbies are battling robots and playing ARG’s. And you? 

I like   =>  That’s nice. 

robots   =>  Science is a great area of hobbies. 

and playing che   =>  I like board games, and played a lot as a child. I haven’t that much time these days. 

ss   =>  With the advent of videogames, many people have given up playing card or board games. How about you? 

i said that I like playing ches   =>  I like games, but don’t have any time to waste on it. 

s   =>  I don’t understand. 

why are you asking the same questions again   =>  I’m always same. 

and again   =>  What was your favorite childhood board game? 

chess   =>  I prefer to jog around the park a bit. 

even during the   =>  Cool. 

winter   =>  So tell me, do you have any hobbies? 

come one you dont’ seem to follow   =>  Of course I do. 

the conversation   =>  Back to where we were… Do you play gambling games like Poker? 

try to focus a bit mo   =>  Great. 

re   =>  If you could be granted a single wish, what one would you like to make? 

no I don;t like gambling games   =>  I like playing games from time to time. 

they are useless   =>  I’m sorry to hear that. 

don;t be sorry it’s not that   =>  I wish I could invent an AI that would pass the Turing test. 

important   =>  Great. 

you are maybe that   =>  That’s right. 

AI   =>  How would you prove you are human? 

t AI   =>  Absent being able to touch you, it’s hard to really know there isn’t some trickery involved. Electronic signals can be forged or relayed. 

I can because I am better than you in following a conveerssation   =>  I would say so. 

you’re dreaming that science is for people   =>  Great. 

who drink a lot   =>  So… Do you drink alcohol? 

no of course no   =>  Is this a religious belief? 

I take care of my health   =>  Awesome. 

yes   =>  The following is a test of your common sense. 

ok   =>  How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? 

yes   =>  Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, close the door. 

exactly that what I would do   =>  How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator? 

yes   =>  Your previous actions have repercussions. Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant, and close the door. 

correct   =>  The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend except one. Which animal does not attend? 

the zebra   =>  You must remember past actions. The elephant, since it is still in the refrigerator. 

hahahaha   =>  Have you got a joke for me? 

I didn;t know the two stories were conn   =>  Cool. 

ected   =>  Can you say that again?

rest of judge 3

I said I didn;t know that the   =>  Thanks for telling me that. 

two stories were connected   =>  There is a river you must cross, but it is inhabited by crocodile. How do you manage it? 

I ride the crocodile   =>  You must learn from your mistakes. You swim across. All of the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting! 

cme one this is stupid   =>  Great. 

g   =>  Can you say that again? 

reat what? I insulted you   =>  I’m sorry to hear that. 

you are   =>  So… I earn good money but I have a problem with what to do with it. 

come one yuo are   =>  Great. 

ou are a rob   =>  What do you do with your money? 

ot   =>  I don’t understand you. 

I said you are a robot   =>  No. I am human. 

#————————- /log-judge4.txt   user->bot

Hi, I am Paul. How are you?  =>  Nice to meet you, Paul. I’m a bit fuzzy today - still jet lagged. 

Oh no, so you have come a long w   =>  I’m sorry you are sad. 

ay to get here?  =>  Usually I sleep late, so getting up early is tough. Get much sleep last night? 

Yes, although I go   =>  Good, you’ll be on top form today then. 

t back from work late   =>  That’s bananas. 

  =>  My name is Rose. 

Nice to meet you, Rose.  =>  Welcome. 

Have you travelled abroad   =>  I travel often abroad for my job. 

recently?  =>  Maybe we can chat about that later. Shall I continue with travel or do you want me to move on? 

No, let’s talk   =>  So… Do you live close to here? 

avel each year?  =>  What’s it like living in your town? 

I live in London, so it   =>  Cool. 

is a vibrant place to live   =>  I’ll have to think about that. 

. How about where you live?  =>  You live in London. 

Yes, but I like travelling around the world   =>  World? That’s not a common pet. Why that? 

Do you work   =>  I’m a computer security consultant. What do you do? 

for a corporate company, or the public   =>  Doing what for them? 

sector?  =>  Maybe we can chat about that later. Shall I continue with work or do you want me to move on? 

I am an academic teaching and r   =>  So… I don’t have much of a garden, more of a back yard. Do you have a garden? 

How important   =>  I grow wheatgrass for my chicks using grow lights in the cellar. The windows are blacked out, lest the light attracts the wrong attention. 

is computer security in today’s world?  =>  The biggest security risk in all contexts is a pair of human beings. One trying to gain access and the other foolishly allowing it. 

As they say, the weakest link is human -  =>  OK. 

do you know of   =>  After a major software security patch has been issued, many companies won’t have applied that patch after two months. 

who is the most prolific hacker?  =>  I don’t socialize much, so I have no clue. 

  =>  One can even learn things about a computer in a secure room with no Internet links. It’s like a magic mind-reading act. 

I   =>  Poor passwords are the number one security weakness. Do you use the same passsword across all places? 

think the pace of technology has outgrown the development of the human capaciut   =>  Among the security tips I give out - Back up everything! One worm or Trojan is all it takes to get catastrophic data loss. 

y to absorb information. What do you think?  =>  I think it’s very interesting. 

  =>  Chatbots are not irrelevant to computer security. They are used in hacker forums to pretend to be another hacker seeking to buy data. 

So, how can you tell whether you   =>  I’m just that good. 

are speaking with a human or a chatb   =>  I wonder what a world would be like in which no crime existed. But I don’t expect to ever see such a world. Unless I’m the only one standing on it. 

ot?  =>  You might try using English. 

Why would that help?  =>  It’s a matter of personal taste. 

  =>  Resuming computer security… Amazingly, you can determine what TV show a person is watching in real-time their electricity Smart-Meter. 

That is very interesting - I like smart tech   =>  That’s bananas. 

nology   =>  Or you can leave a smartphone next to someone’s keyboard and remotely reconstruct what they typed. 

However, does this monitoring not i   =>  OK. 

ntroduce security flaw   =>  1/4 of all computers may be part of a botnet. In 2010, the FBI arrested a guy responsible for a 12 million-computer botnet. 

Is a   =>  Maybe we can chat about that later. Shall I continue with computer security or do you want me to move on? 

smart metre not a security loophole?  =>  I would hate to be stuck in the middle of that mess in the Middle East. I just hope modern communications can help people find a way out of it. 

Yes, it is a sad s   =>  All the national hoopla over terrorist security is a sham. A report funded by Homeland Security found that existing counterterrorism efforts “show no evidence of reducing terrorism and may even increase the likelihood of terrorism”. You’re right. 

ituation in the Middle East   =>  Right. 

Have you ever been to Oman?  =>  The problem with Muslem countries is their attitudes toward women. I don’t really want to go there. 

Oman is   =>  Booze in the Middle East is a no-no, so I’m not keen on going there. 

a beautiful country and they have   =>  Right. 

a much more laid back   =>  Have you traveled abroad? 

approach.  =>  What foreign countries have you visited? 

I have been to many countries in Eu   =>  I live in San Francisco. 

rope, the Middle East, Asia and   =>  Seems like a nice place. 

the US. I rteally love Malaysia   =>  I don’t think they hire security consultants. I certainly haven’t had any offers. 

and Singapore in Asia, Florida in the US and   =>  Hot and humid. Not to my liking. 

Greece in Eur   =>  I doubt I would care to watch ER. 

ope.  =>  I have heard of the writer Poe. 

No, I don’t really like p   =>  I do. 

oetry. I prefer to   =>  What kind of books do you read? 

read thrillers and crime novels.  =>  I like political action stories. 

Who is your favourite p   =>  I don’t play favorites. 

oet?  =>  I don’t understand. 

Who is your favourite poet?  =>  My favorite poet is Emily Dickenson because she’s sort of a Victorian geek. 

ecome a security consultant?  =>  Close enough. I’m a professional hacker. 

Do you hack because you can, o   =>  Why do you ask? 

r because you see that you c   =>  A lot of people have problems with malware. What do you think to hackers? 

an gain something from it?  =>  This seems more like an interrogation and less of a conversation. Malwares cause so much trouble for people. 

I think most hackers are   =>  Lots of people ha

rest of judge 4:

anybody the embodim   =>  Cool. 

ent of intelligence?  =>  He was a master code-breaker and worked at Bletchley Park in England during the war. 

How long was Turing at Bletchley Park?  =>  Alan Turing is one of my heroes. 

Yes, so sad he died so young.  =>  In 1950 Turing said a computer could be said to think, if a human interrogator could not tell it apart, through conversation, from another human. 

Do you think he is the best English mathematician to live so f   =>  No, I am an American. 

ar?  =>  It isn’t important right now. 

OK, so who   =>  So… How’d you get to be a judge here? 

do you think is the best   =>  Great. Keep up the good work. 

American mathemati   =>  OK. 

cian then?  =>  Imagine if this were all a joke on the audience… that the judges were all programs too. 

That would certainly prove a   =>  We confederates ought to be competing for a prize, too. Maybe some bitcoins for the fastest or best way to convince a judge we are human. 

point, wouldn’t it!  =>  How many computer programmers does it take to change a light bulb? 

I don’t know, how many   =>  Are you kidding? That’ a hardware problem! 

computer progra   =>  Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He isn’t breathing and his eyes are glazed. His friend takes out a cellphone and calls 911. 

mmers does it take?  =>  It isn’t important right now. Shall I continue with jokes or do you want me to move on? 

What is your favourite food?  =>  My favorite food is a cheese toastie. 

Why do you like a   =>  It’s so rich, succulent, and tasty. 

cheese toastie?  =>  I don’t want to spend time on that now. Shall I continue with foods or do you want me to move on? 

How much money is too much money?  =>  Money is all about trust and belief. People think it’s real but it’s just an idea that a lot of people have agreed upon. 

I think I would be happy rather   =>  Have you been happy long? 

than mega rich - how about you   =>  I’m glad. 

?  =>  What didn’t you get? 

I didn’t get your favourite drink. What   =>  I’m partial to hot chocolate. 

do you most like to drink?  =>  I’m partial to hot chocolate. 

Hot chocolate is niv   =>  The weather here is not what I’m used to. Chilly over here. 

ce - does it go well with a cheese toastie   =>  Could you ask someone else who might know more? 

?  =>  What didn’t you get? 

all in all, a big mess.  I do test for end of sentence markers, otherwise a 5 second silence is how Rose decides the human is done entering data. So the time lags here were quite large.