The Chatterbox Challenge (CBC) which began in 2001 is an annual contest for chatbots. It is unique in the fact that it remains a free and open contest with minimal restrictions on the type of technology used in the creation of the bot. The competition begins in mid-March and finishes by the end of April. Botmasters from across the globe submit their chatbots for evaluation and competition. Every entered chat bot is asked a series of questions and scored on its responses by a set of independent judges. The top ten bots move to a final round where an additional series of questions is posed to the finalists. The winner is selected by the judges as the chatbot who has scored the highest from among the finalists. A number of the chatbots who have entered the competition in the past have become the foundation for commercial technologies.

1)Artemis
2)Bildgesmythe
3)English Tutor
4)Skynet
5)Captain Jack Sparrow
6)Brother Jerome
7)Talk-Bot
8)Alice
9)Elbot
10)Cyber Ty

Best New Bot:
Captain Jack Sparrow