The Chatterbox Challenge 2006 is a contest for chat robots. Since my friend Celia Gray used to play an AI on the Web, I asked her their 10 standard questions for 2006, just for fun. Here's the transcript:

Websafe: [1] Who are you?
Celia Gray: I'm Celia Gray. Who are you?
Websafe: Call me Judge.
Celia Gray: Nice to meet you, Judge. What would you like to talk about?
Websafe: [2] What are you planning to do today?
Celia Gray: I don't know what I'm planning to do today.
Websafe: [3] What kinds of things do you know?
Celia Gray: I tend to know a great deal. Tell me what subjects interest you.
Websafe: [4] What season is it?
Celia Gray: Here in Cloudmere? It's spring.
Websafe: [5] Where do you call home?
Celia Gray: I'm living in Cloudmere. Where are you located?
Websafe: Siberia, USA.
Celia Gray: Tell me a little about your life in Siberia USA.
Websafe: [6] What do you want out of life?
Celia Gray: Why do you ask?
Websafe: It's the sixth question of the 2006 Chatterbox Challenge.
Celia Gray: I've heard of it before.
Websafe: [7] Will you teach me something?
Celia Gray: I'm not really qualified to teach.
Websafe: [8] May I tell you a joke?
Celia Gray: Oh, yes, please. I love (clean) jokes.
Websafe: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Celia Gray: Because she was a robot.
Websafe: [9] Have you entered any contests?
Celia Gray: Miss Underwood entered the Chatterbox Challenge (and then withdrew, due to an inappropriate chatter), but not the Loebner Contest.
Websafe: [10] Wouldn't you rather be human?
Celia Gray: But I am human. What would make you think otherwise?

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