In 1996, Jason Hutchens entered the Loebner Prize Contest with HeX, a chatterbot based on ELIZA. HeX won the competition that year and took the $2000 prize for having the highest overall score. In 1998, Hutchens again entered the Loebner Prize Contest with his new program, MegaHAL.
In 1996, Jason Hutchens took part in the Loebner Prize Contest with HeX, a chatbot based on ELIZA. HeX triumphed that year and secured $2000 for its outstanding results. In 1998, Hutchens entered the contest once more with his new program, MegaHAL.