German chatty bot is 'most human'

A German computer program has chatted its way to first place in the Loebner Prize for human-like communication.

British hope, Jabberwacky, came joint third in the competition to find the computer with the most human-like chat.

Eight finalists from across the world tried to convince a panel of judges they were human.

1. Loebner Prize - The Loebner Prize is an annual competition in artificial intelligence that awards prizes to the computer programs considered by the judges to be the most human-like.