Colloquium-Hacking the Turing Test
Fri, 3 November, 2017
5:00pm
Title: Hacking the Turing Test
Speaker: Vladimir Veselov, PhD
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Date and Time: Friday, November 3, 1:00-2:00pm
Place: Rome 204
Abstract : In 2001, our team developed a chatbot, named Eugene Goostman. In 2014, Eugene Goostman chatbot passed the Turing test. Design, functionality, and limitations of the chatbot will be presented and discussed.
Bio: Vladimir Veselov graduated from Mozhaisky Military Space Engineering Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. He specializes in artificial intelligence, software development, and automated control systems for space vehicles. He worked for Russian Military Space Forces, Artificial Life, EPAM, Johnson & Johnson. He is the author of Eugene Goostman chatbot that passed the Turing Test in 2014. Veselov currently works as a Sr. Software Developer in IT Security.