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][8]
Technology and Products edit
Pandorabots provides API access to its chatbot hosting platform, and offers the following SDKs on GitHub: Java, Ruby, Go, PHP, Python, and Node.js.[9] The platform is written in Allegro Common LISP.[10] Notable chatbots include A.L.I.C.E. (Alicebot): a three time Loebner-winner,[11] open-source base personality bot, and inspiration for the movie Her;[12] and Mitsuku.[13]
Use Cases edit
Common use cases include advertising, virtual assistance, e-learning, entertainment and education.[14] Chatbots built and hosted with Pandorabots appear in messaging and native apps, the web, games, social networks, and connected devices.[15] Academics and universities use the platform for teaching and research.[16][17]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Wallace, Richard (1 January 2011). 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.
- ^ "There's a robot in my office". businesstech.co.za. BusinessTech. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Wallace, Richard. "The elements of AIML style." Alice AI Foundation (2003).
- ^ Sussan, Rémi (29 December 2014). "The future of programming: natural language". Rue99.
- ^ Dahl, Deborah (8 May 2015). "Talking to Everything: User Interfaces for the Internet of Things". Speech Technology Magazine.
- ^ McNeal, Michele L.; Newyear, David (19 December 2013). "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.
- ^ Bluestein, Adam. "Robots: Coming to an office near you", Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2015. Retrieved on 3 December 2015.
- ^ Chatbot Guide
- ^ "Daily API RoundUp: London Theatre Direct, Bookboon, RocketReach, Plus TwitchTV, Pandorabots SDKs". ProgrammableWeb. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Seibel, Peter (7 April 2005). Practical Common Lisp. Apress. pp. Part I: Case Study – Pandorabots. ISBN 9781590592397. ASIN 1590592395.
- ^ "Alice chatbot wins for third time". BBC. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Zeitchik, Steven (13 October 2013). "NYFF 2013: With voice-centric 'Her,' Spike Jonze makes a statement". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Music site chatbot wins AI Loebner contest - BBC News". BBC News. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Ask Me Anything: Having a Forced Conversation with an Artificial Intelligence". SF Weekly. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Yang, Xin-She (27 July 2012). Artificial Intelligence, Evolutionary Computing and Metaheuristics: In the Footsteps of Alan Turing. Springer. pp. 290, 313. ISBN 9783642296949.
- ^ Black, Nathanael T.; Ertel, Wolfgang (18 March 2011). Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780857292995.
- ^ "Pandorabots | Meta-Guide.com". meta-guide.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.