Ultra Hal Assistant is a
chatterbot intended to function as a
personal assistant. It was developed by Zabaware, Inc.
Ultra Hal won the 2007
Loebner Prize for "most human" chatterbot.
Overview
Ultra Hal uses a
natural language
In neuropsychology, linguistics, and philosophy of language, a natural language or ordinary language is any language that has evolved naturally in humans through use and repetition without conscious planning or premeditation. Natural languages ...
interface with animated characters using
speech synthesis
Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented in software or hardware products. A text-to-speech (TTS) system converts normal languag ...
. Users can communicate with the chatterbot via typing or via a
speech recognition engine. It utilizes the
WordNet lexical dictionary. Its name is an allusion to
HAL 9000, the
artificial intelligence from the
movie ''
2001: A Space Odyssey''.
References
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Ultra Hal assistant The Tribune 4 December 2000.
Future Net: The Essential Guide to Internet and Technology Megatrends - Jim EnsorIntelligent Virtual Agents: 4th International Workshop, IVA 2003
External links
Ultra Hal Assistant WebpageWhat Is A Chatbot? Voicify.comChatbot Software For Businesses
Chatbots
Human–computer interaction