A team from Cornell’s Creative Machines Lab engineered a chatbot to imitate the way humans talk…and then paired it with itself. The team may pick up $25,000 if they can fool at least two humans into thinking they are chatting with other people, not robots, at an upcoming contest.
Posts Tagged ‘Robots’
August 6th, 2011
Bonus Points: ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are Prime Targets for Cybercriminals
The Village Voice‘s Jen Doll (whose “Runnin’ Scared” posts we love reading on our lunch breaks) tweeted that New York City’s getting gusts of wind as high as 50 miles per hour. That’s a lot of wind. And with highs ranging from 70-80°F, that’s not entirely a bad thing! Anyway, let’s get to a bullet [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media, Technology 
Tags: Google, Jumio, Mars, Microsoft, Peter Hamilton, Pottermore, Robots, Roseanne Barr, Science 
1 Comment »August 13th, 2010
AM Affiliate: BPM at ASE, The Enigma of E-mail, & More
– Disembodied robot arms can now toy with sushi. [Gizmodo] – One writer tries to demystify the “best time to send” e-mail marketing enigma…and ends up just posing a whole new set of questions. [MediaPost] – Social media is one giant party… [Adotas] – …which begs the question: Are you going to the ASE tweetup? [...]
May 20th, 2010
AM Affiliate: The Imporance of Brand Loyalty, Invisible Robots, & More
During every news cycle, too many great stories send ripples throughout the internet. This morning, we’re rounding up some of the finest, non-Facebook items . – Customers’ brand loyalty may have buoyed many flagging companies during the recession. [comScore] – Some rather mixed thoughts about the practice of scrubbing in the affiliate marketing world. [Bryn [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Technology Tags: Affiliate Marketing, Branding, Design, Marketing, Robots, Scrubbing No Comments »May 17th, 2010
AM Affiliate: Industry Gossip For Every Internet Marketer
Everyday, there are more developments across internet marketing and, to a broader extent, technology, than we can cover. Here’s a round-up of stories that will be worth your perusal as your Monday rolls on. – This is what a new MacBook might look like. [Mashable] – Renew your domain names before an industry-wide price increase [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media, Technology Tags: Affiliate Marketing, Apple, Facebook, MacBook, Phishing, Robots, Tokyo No Comments »May 14th, 2010
AM Affiliate: Links From Around the Web
With so many exciting developments within and outside of the affiliate marketing world than we can feasibly blog about, here’s a round-up of some of the most exciting items circulating throughout the internet. – The “Kill Your Facebook Page” backlash gains some serious momentum after evidence was discovered of users trying to delete their profiles. [...]
