The Alexa Prize is hitting the road and coming to a city near you! The Roadshow is a free event where university students and faculty interested in competing for the Alexa Prize can connect, collaborate, and learn more to prepare to apply and compete.

The Alexa Prize is now in its third year and we look forward to working with new and returning university teams from around the world to advance the state of the art in conversational AI.

The Alexa Prize is now in its third year and we look forward to working with new and returning university teams from around the world to advance the state of the art in conversational AI.

Yesterday, Rohit Prasad, vice president and head scientist, Alexa AI, announced the winner of the 2018 Alexa Prize, a competition for university students dedicated to advancing the field of conversational artificial intelligence (AI).

As someone whose academic and professional research has focused on making it easier for humans to engage with machines, I am excited about this opportunity to announce our 2018 Alexa Prize finalists.