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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."
certainly nothing original or spontaneous. probably the most important application of AI yet, scaring voters of all stripes ;)
if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
Human Test Volunteer types: "Hey baby, want to Scr__ew?"
Computer Program: "Ouch! You broke my virgin terminal!" - [logs off]
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>This proves little. I have an ex that fails the Turing test.
So what? We have a vice-presidential nominee who fails the Turing test.
That's harsh! Just because the man made 14 significant factual errors during the debate doesn't mean he's not human!
(Oh dear, my poor karma suffers so when I diverge from the Ordained Beliefs, whatever shall I do?)
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