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Israeli AI System "Hal" And The Turing Test

Posted by timothy on from the look-no-foolin' dept.

Conspiracy_Of_Doves writes: "Hal, the AI creation of Dr. Anat Treister-Goren of Israel, has fooled child language language experts into believing that it is a 18-month old child. Dr. Treister-Goren says that Hal will probably attain adult-level language skills in 10 years. CNN.com article is here. Yes, it's named after what you think it's named after, and yes, the article mentions why naming it Hal might not be such a hot idea."

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  1. Incredible! by FortKnox · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's just like chatting with an 18 month old child! Doesn't know how to type, read, or write at all!

    Truely an incredible step in toddler AI!

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    Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
  2. That's not bad by cnkeller · · Score: 5, Funny
    Dr. Treister-Goren says that Hal will probably attain adult-level language skills in 10 years.

    I know people I work with who still haven't achieved adult-level language skills...

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    there are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots

  3. The Conversation by PoitNarf · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Hi, how are you today?"
    "Poop!"
    "Poop? I don't quite understand what you are trying to say."
    "Pee-pee!"
    "Indeed."

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    "0101100101? It's just jibberish. *looks in mirror, gasps* 1010011010@!? AHHHHHH!!"
  4. Baby Hal? by Dolly_Llama · · Score: 5, Funny
    Hal, the AI creation of Dr. Anat Treister-Goren of Israel, has fooled child language language experts into believing that it is a 18-month old child.

    Dave...I have a load in my diaper...Dave...

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    Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -- Carl Sagan

  5. Reward -vs- Punishment by smack_attack · · Score: 5, Funny

    When Hal was "born," he was hardwired with nothing more than the letters of the alphabet and a preference for rewards -- a positive outcome -- over punishments -- a negative one.

    [...] Treister-Goren corrects Hal's mistakes in her typewritten conversations with him, an action Hal is programmed to recognise as a punishment and avoids repeating.

    How long until Hal figures out that sending high voltage through the typewriter stops the punishment?

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    Hammer of Truth
  6. Ushering in... by doorbot.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...a new generation of SPAM generation.

    So is this the first instance of giving a child an IP address?

  7. Turing tests by ch-chuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    here's a funny one...

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    try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }
  8. Re:HAL isn't such a bad name... by MouseR · · Score: 3, Funny

    Reminds me of a political party in Canada (NPC)that tried to implement a new method of communication called Newspeak.

    What you fail to mention is that this political party was born out of a Dungeons and Dragons game.

    Basically, they're Non-Player Characters.

    Which explains a lot about their political strategy (or kack of it).

  9. hmm... by Mike1024 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey,

    You will not need a mouse or keyboard to operate the computer as it will function when you converse with it.

    "It is going to be the next user interface, the last user interface," Dunietz said, explaining that it will replace the mouse.

    Me: Computer, play Quake for me.
    Computer: Yes, master.

    The firm's philosophy is simple. If it looks intelligent and it sounds intelligence, then it must be intelligent.

    Maybe they could design a context sensitive spellchecker? One that would highlight terms like "It sounds intelligence"

    Michael

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    "Goodness me, how unlike the FBI to abuse the trust of the American public." -- The Onion