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New Contestants On the Turing Test
vitamine73 writes "At 9 a.m. next Sunday, six computer programs — 'artificial conversational entities' — will answer questions posed by human volunteers at the University of Reading in a bid to become the first recognized 'thinking' machine. If any program succeeds, it is likely to be hailed as the most significant breakthrough in artificial intelligence since the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue beat world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997. It could also raise profound questions about whether a computer has the potential to be 'conscious' — and if humans should have the 'right' to switch it off."
and routinely fail self awareness tests
How often do they do these tests?! Is there a class of scientists getting paranoid that hamsters might take over the world if we let our guard down?!
"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something" - Plato
Don't kid yourself. If a hamster ever had the chance he'd eat you and everyone you care about.
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Hey, that's not funny! My sister died that way.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
Now we'll see the vim vs emacs flame war. GREAT! THANKS!
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This proves little. I have an ex that fails the Turing test.
Need Mercedes parts ?
This proves little. I have an ex that fails the Turing test.
The ".jpg" extension should have been a hint...
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