Have a look at the April 23-29th 2005 issue of New Scientist (available at Barnes & Noble). The cover story, “Whatever happened to AI?” introduces my creation, Intellibuddy, as “one of the leading artificial intelligences on the planet, [...] the state-of-the-art”. You can read the article online but the print issue is certainly worth picking up. Intellibuddy combines avatars from Oddcast and the artificial intelligence of ALICE.

Link

Yesterday I found out that I have passed the PhD. qualifying exam! This means that I can start research. Studying for the qualifier was a long, arduous process. However, it was also quite introspective. Through it all I have reaffirmed my desire to get my PhD.