Chatterbots Go Native
AIML - A recently developed standard for describing knowledge for Robots using XML data structures is introduced. A very large English-based robot knowledge base developed using the standard is described. Many other knowledge-based projects based on other international languages are described. The English-based knowledge base is currently interacting with people at a rate of 100,000 inquiries per day. A unique web-based computer architecture (
http://www.pandorabots.com) supporting the on-going development of the knowledge base is described. The architecture is distinguished from other architectures by providing a very low-cost environment for the development and distribution of multi-lingual robot knowledge bases. The architecture is highly scalable - during the last eight months the system has added more than 6000 different Robots. Currently, the number of new robots is doubling at the rate of every 60 days. The system handles more than 3 million inquiries a month. The architecture supports rapid acquisition of new knowledge while interacting with "unskilled humans". The architecture is secure and able to dynamically develop effective defenses against large-scale attacks while continuing to run. An eco-system supporting the natural evolution and rapid development of these artificial life forms is described.