The Tao of AIML

 

Instructor: Dr. Richard S. Wallace, Chairman of the ALICE, A.I. Foundation, Inc., author of AIML, and winner of the Loebner Prize for A.I. 2000 and 2001

 

General Schedule:

·         9:00 -12:00 Morning session

·         12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (not provided)

·         1:00 -4:00 Afternoon session

 

Syllabus:

 

Morning Session

·         Botmastery with Pandorabots

·         Overview of AIML

·         Categories (<category>, <pattern>, <template>)

·         Recursion (<srai>, <star>, <sr>)

 

(10 minute break)

 

·         Context (<topic>, <that>)

·         Predicates (<set>, <get>, <bot>)

·         Person (<person>, <person2>)

 

Lunch break 12pm-1pm (lunch not provided)

 

Afternoon Session

·         Storing Categories in the Graphmaster

·         Pattern Matching

·         Log Files and Targeting

·         Writing Default Replies

 

(10 minute break - snack provided)

 

·         Advanced Alter Response Page

·         Pandorabots Special Features

·         AIML Secrets and Tricks