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Israeli AI System "Hal" And The Turing Test
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."
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!
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
I know people I work with who still haven't achieved adult-level language skills...
there are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots
"Hi, how are you today?"
"Poop!"
"Poop? I don't quite understand what you are trying to say."
"Pee-pee!"
"Indeed."
"0101100101? It's just jibberish. *looks in mirror, gasps* 1010011010@!? AHHHHHH!!"
Dave...I have a load in my diaper...Dave...
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -- Carl Sagan
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?
Hammer of Truth
here's a funny one...
try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }