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There were ten identical terminals for the judges ...
... each connected by an Ethernet cable ...
... to an adjacent room, which housed the host machines.
Some of the contestants brought their entries on laptops ...
The judges and guests were provided with a sit-down dining room ...
The judges and guests fortify themselves with food and drink
Dr Hugh Loebner opens a bottle of wine while Professor Kurshid Ahmed looks on
Shane Chang, Kurshid Ahmed, Hugh Loebner and Yorick Wilks discuss chatterbots
Pictures of the judges' conversations were relayed via a video camera ...
... to a large plasma screen ...
... which the audience watched intently
NEW: Some of the responses made them laugh
NEW: David Hamill explains what's going on...
NEW: ... and tells the audience a bit about chatterbots
Caroline Martin makes sure the judges don't get dehydrated during their ordeal
Standing room only for some of the audience
Behind the scenes, the confederates get down to work ...
... while computer technician Nick Jenkins keeps an eye on all the backroom equipment
Some of the judges suspected the confederates were computers!
NEW: Meanwhile, Hugh Loebner discusses his prize
The results were entered on a spreadsheet and relayed to the audience in real time
The winning entry, Jabberwock (centre), surrounded by his new found friends
The party's over, and it's time to pack up all the equipment
NEW: Hugh Loebner
Caroline Martin who helped with the administration
Ciaran Ryan (left) with David Hamill, responsible for the technical side of the contest
Ciaran Ryan (left) expounds his AI theories to graduate students from Denmark
The contest was filmed by a crew from New York, as part of a planned series on AI
Fred Roberts, finalist (Elbot)
John Precedo, final round reservist (Alex)
Mark Connell, finalist (Markbot)
Vladimir Veselov, finalist (Eugene Goostmann)
Shane Chang of Honda flew all the way from California to attend the contest
Rollo Carpenter, finalist (Jabberwacky)
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