Amazon launches Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge 2
University teams are invited to compete to build multimodal conversational agents that assist customers in completing tasks requiring multiple steps.
Following the success of the inaugural competition in 2021, Amazon is officially launching the Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge 2. Starting today, university teams across the globe can apply to compete in developing multimodal conversational agents that assist customers in completing tasks requiring multiple steps and decisions. The first-place team will take home a prize of $500,000.
The application period for the challenge runs through Nov. 4, 2022. Up to 10 teams will be selected to participate in the challenge by Nov. 21, 2022, and the competition will begin on Jan. 9, 2023. Participating teams will be provided access to the APIs and the TaskBot toolkit during a bootcamp in January. The challenge will conclude with winners being announced in September 2023.
University teams are invited to compete to build multimodal conversational agents that assist customers in completing tasks requiring multiple steps.
Following the success of the inaugural competition in 2021, Amazon is officially launching the Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge 2. Starting today, university teams across the globe can apply to compete in developing multimodal conversational agents that assist customers in completing tasks requiring multiple steps and decisions. The first-place team will take home a prize of $500,000.
The application period for the challenge runs through Nov. 4, 2022. Up to 10 teams will be selected to participate in the challenge by Nov. 21, 2022, and the competition will begin on Jan. 9, 2023. Participating teams will be provided access to the APIs and the TaskBot toolkit during a bootcamp in January. The challenge will conclude with winners being announced in September 2023.