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Organisers
Prof. Max Bramer (for SGAI), Dr. John L.
Gordon (for AKRI) & Richard Ellis (for Stratum Management)
Prize
A permanent trophy awarded for one year plus a cash prize.
Venue
The competition will be held during the annual SGAI conferences (AI-20xx)
Judges
All registered delegates at AI-20xx will be eligible to vote in a secret
ballot. The competitor receiving most votes will be the winner.
Eligibility
The competition is open to all. A maximum of 5 entries will be presented.
To control numbers, these will be selected by the organisers on the basis of
information provided by the entrants.
Entry Fee
There is no entry fee but competitors will be asked to meet their own
costs.
Background
During the after dinner talk at ES2000, Rick Magaldi from
British Airways discussed the progress of Machine Intelligence in terms of
the progress of human flight. Flight has been mastered in a way not yet
paralleled by the emergence of machine intelligence. At one point Rick
discussed one of the significant developments in the desire to fly as being
when learned people started to confidently but usually disastrously, throw
themselves off buildings. The consensus at ES2000 was that within AI, we have
not really got to the stage where we are throwing ourselves off
buildings.This is has now changed. The SGAI (with AKRI) have given people an
opportunity to hurl themselves into the void, risking public ridicule and
career stagnation to show what they have really achieved in the development
of Machine Intelligence.This competition will put on show, real systems
working in real time. It is hoped that the competition and the competitors,
over several years, will provide a new interest and visible improvements in
the development of machine intelligence.
The competition relies on people being open about developments, no matter
how small these may appear. It will also serve as an opportunity to see what
others can achieve and could prove a valuable source of ideas.
Format
- The prize will be awarded on the basis of a 10-15 minute live
demonstration (not a paper, not a technical description).
- The demonstration can be of either software (e.g. a question-answering
system or a speech recognition system) or hardware (e.g. a mobile
robot).
- Equipment may be used either standalone or in conjunction with
telephone, satellite link, Internet link etc. as competitors prefer.
- The organisers will provide only a room with a PC plus projector and an
Internet link.
- Competitors may provide any other equipment they require, at their own
expense. The only restriction is that the demonstration has to be given
in the specified location.
- The prize will be awarded to the demonstration that in the opinion of
the judges best demonstrates 'progress towards an intelligent machine'.
Prize Presentation
The prize winner will be invited to attend the AI-200x conference dinner
as the guest of SGAI. The prize will be awarded during the dinner.
Rules
- Entries must reflect genuine progress towards machine intelligence
- Entries must be demonstrated live at the AI-20xx conference
- Demonstrations may be physical systems brought to the conference or
demonstrations over a live link to the conference. The responsibility for
maintaining the link will be with the demonstrator.
- Presentations may be preceded by a short introduction.
- Presenters will not be allowed to disclose the AI or other technology
used in the system but will be allowed to state what function or activity
the system will perform during the demonstration.
- Demonstrations must be carried out on a floor area no larger than 3m x
4m (this will probably be a stage area at the conference).
- Commercial products are acceptable as entries as long as the
demonstrators own the IPR to the system or have the permission of the
owners to demonstrate it within the competition context.
- A winning entry may not be entered in an unaltered state, for the same
competition in later years.
- Entries will be judged by the AI-20xx conference delegates.
- Presenters are responsible for the security and safety of their
demonstrations. Conference organisers will however, try to assist in the
provision of storage and set up areas for demonstrations.
- The competition will run each year during the annual SGAI conference
provided that 3 or more finalists are available.
- The SGAI and AKRI reserve the right to make changes to these rules.
Closing Date for Entries
The closing date is approximately October 1st each year. However, early
entry is strongly advised. Early entries will benefit from constructive
feedback from the review panel.
Contact
max dot bramer at portsmouth dot ac dot uk(Chairman,
SGAI)
Dr. John L. Gordon (Director, AKRI) - john at akri dot
org
