Software:Pandorabots

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Short description: Artificial intelligence company

Pandorabots, Inc. is an artificial intelligence company that runs a web service for building and deploying chatbots.[1] According to its website, as of May 2019, 250,000+ registered developers have accessed the platform to create 300,000+ chatbots, logging over sixty billion conversational interactions with end-usersmonthly.[2] Pandorabots implements and supports development of the AIML open standard[3] and makes portions of its code accessible for free[4] under licenses like the GPL or via open APIs.[5] The Pandorabots Platform is "one of the oldest and largest chatbot hosting services in the world."[6] Clients can create "AI-driven virtual agents" to hold human-like text or voice chats with consumers.[7]

Technology and Products

Pandorabots provides API access to its chatbot hosting platform, and offers the following SDKs on GitHub: Java, Ruby, Go, PHP, Python, and Node.js.[8] The platform is written in Allegro Common LISP.[9] Notable chatbots include A.L.I.C.E. (Alicebot): a three time Loebner-winner,[10] open-source base personality bot, and inspiration for the movie Her;[11] and Mitsuku.[12]

Use Cases

Common use cases include advertising, virtual assistance, e-learning, entertainment and education.[13] Chatbots built and hosted with Pandorabots appear in messaging and native apps, the web, games, social networks, and connected devices.[14] Academics and universities use the platform for teaching and research.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. Wallace, Richard (2011-01-01) (in en). Be Your Own Botmaster: The Step by Step Guide to Creating, Hosting and Selling Your Own A. I. Chat Bot on Pandorabots. Alice A. I. Foundation. 
  2. "There's a robot in my office". BusinessTech. http://businesstech.co.za/news/business/107713/theres-a-robot-in-my-office/. 
  3. Wallace, Richard. "The elements of AIML style." Alice AI Foundation (2003).
  4. Sussan, Rémi (2014-12-29). "The future of programming: natural language". Rue99. http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/2014/12/29/lavenir-programmation-langage-naturel-256678. 
  5. Dahl, Deborah (8 May 2015). "Talking to Everything: User Interfaces for the Internet of Things". http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Column/Standards/Talking-to-Everything-User-Interfaces-for-the-Internet-of-Things-103795.aspx. 
  6. McNeal, Michele L.; Newyear, David (2013-12-19). "Streamlining Information Services Using Chatbots [Chapter 2: Chatbot Creation Options"]. Library Technology Reports 49 (8): 11–17. doi:10.5860/ltr.49n8. ISSN 0024-2586. https://journals.ala.org/ltr/article/view/4505. 
  7. Bluestein, Adam. "Robots: Coming to an office near you", Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2015. Retrieved on 3 December 2015.
  8. "Daily API RoundUp: London Theatre Direct, Bookboon, RocketReach, Plus TwitchTV, Pandorabots SDKs". http://www.programmableweb.com/news/daily-api-roundup-london-theatre-direct-bookboon-rocketreach-plus-twitchtv-pandorabots-sdks/brief/2016/01/14. 
  9. Seibel, Peter (2005-04-07) (in en). Practical Common Lisp. Apress. pp. Part I: Case Study – Pandorabots. ASIN 1590592395. ISBN 9781590592397. 
  10. "Alice chatbot wins for third time". BBC. 2004-09-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3672424.stm. 
  11. Zeitchik, Steven (2013-10-13). "NYFF 2013: With voice-centric 'Her,' Spike Jonze makes a statement" (in en-US). Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/13/entertainment/la-et-mn-spike-jonze-her-joaquin-phoenix-20131013. 
  12. "Music site chatbot wins AI Loebner contest - BBC News" (in en-GB). BBC News. 16 September 2013. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-24107790. 
  13. "Ask Me Anything: Having a Forced Conversation with an Artificial Intelligence". http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/ask-me-anything-having-a-forced-conversation-with-an-artificial-intelligence/Content?oid=2827569. 
  14. Yang, Xin-She (2012-07-27) (in en). Artificial Intelligence, Evolutionary Computing and Metaheuristics: In the Footsteps of Alan Turing. Springer. pp. 290, 313. ISBN 9783642296949. https://books.google.com/books?id=4Dm6BQAAQBAJ. 
  15. Black, Nathanael T.; Ertel, Wolfgang (2011-03-18) (in en). Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780857292995. https://archive.org/details/introductiontoar0000erte. 
  16. "Pandorabots | Meta-Guide.com". http://meta-guide.com/dialog-systems/aiml/pandorabots. 

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