How I Failed the Turing Test

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday September 6, 2005 @01:26AM from the we-are-the-robots-doo-doo-doo-doo dept.

chrisjrn writes "I stubled across this article today, detailing a man's experiences of being added to AIM Screen Name lists - one full of "celebrities" and the other full of "Sex Bots" (he was, of course, neither of these). Raises a few questions as to how easy it is to get a hold of your screenname, and also of the effectiveness of the Turing Test for AI, in the online world. Or is it just that people aren't bothered trying to tell the humans apart anymore?" Also, it's funny. Don't try to read anything deep into it.

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Re:humor by falcon5768 · 2005-09-06 02:31 · Score: 0, Flamebait

no its that the moderators who actually get points on this site have no fing clue and are too busy building l337 CS pwning machines, its a major /. problem.

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