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AI Researchers Say 'Rascals' Might Pass Turing Test

Posted by Zonk on from the who-wouldn't-love-those-scamps dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Passing the Turing test is the holy grail of artificial intelligence (AI) and now researchers claim it may be possible using the world's fastest supercomputer (IBM's Blue Gene). This version of the Turing test pits a human conversing with a synthetic character powered by Rascals software crafted at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. RPI is aiming to pass AI's final exam this fall, by pairing the most powerful university-based supercomputing system in the world with its new multimedia group which is designing a holodeck, a la Star Trek."

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  1. Too bad RPI's administration wouldn't pass... by Jabrwock · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    a Turing test. They're clearly a bunch of pre-programmed reactionaries who run screaming into the night at the first sign of controversy...

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