Pandorabots

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 used the platform to create 300,000+ chatbots, logging over sixty billion conversational interactions with end-users.[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 (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.
  2. "There's a robot in my office". businesstech.co.za. BusinessTech. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. Wallace, Richard. "The elements of AIML style." Alice AI Foundation (2003).
  4. Sussan, Rémi (29 December 2014). "The future of programming: natural language". Rue99.
  5. Dahl, Deborah (8 May 2015). "Talking to Everything: User Interfaces for the Internet of Things". Speech Technology Magazine.
  6. 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.
  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". ProgrammableWeb. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  9. Seibel, Peter (7 April 2005). Practical Common Lisp. Apress. pp. Part I: Case Study – Pandorabots. ISBN 9781590592397. ASIN 1590592395.
  10. "Alice chatbot wins for third time". BBC. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  11. 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.
  12. "Music site chatbot wins AI Loebner contest - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  13. "Ask Me Anything: Having a Forced Conversation with an Artificial Intelligence". SF Weekly. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  14. Yang, Xin-She (27 July 2012). Artificial Intelligence, Evolutionary Computing and Metaheuristics: In the Footsteps of Alan Turing. Springer. pp. 290, 313. ISBN 9783642296949.
  15. Black, Nathanael T.; Ertel, Wolfgang (18 March 2011). Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780857292995.
  16. "Pandorabots | Meta-Guide.com". meta-guide.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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