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Machines Almost Pass Mass Turing Test
dewilso4 writes "Of the five computer finalists at this year's Loebner prize Turing Test, at least three managed to fool humans into thinking they were human conversationalists. Ready to speak about subjects ranging from Eminem to Slaughterhouse Five and everything in between, these machines are showing they we're merely a clock cycle away from true AI. '... I was fooled. I mistook Eugene for a real human being. In fact, and perhaps this is worse, he was so convincing that I assumed that the human being with whom I was simultaneously conversing was a computer.' Another of the entrants, Jabberwacky, can apparently even woo the ladies: 'Some of its conversational partners confide in it every day; one conversation, with a teenaged girl, lasted 11 hours.'
The winning submission this year, Elbot, fooled 25% of judges into thinking he was human. The threshold for the $100K prize is 30%. Maybe next year ..."
'Some of its conversational partners confide in it every day; one conversation, with a teenaged girl, lasted 11 hours.'
That's not fair, she was feeling vulnerable as she had just broken up with her N'Sync wallposter--which she had been romantically involved with for several deep & very meaningful years. Things fell apart after she saw Tropic Thunder and came to the harsh realization that an astonishing percentage of N'Sync is homosexual.
Those soulless bots were simply preying on her emotions as they coldly recited word for word the Wikipedia entry on the band over and over.
My work here is dung.
Can I get it to fill in Yahoo! Buzz's Captcha for me? I've given up trying.
Summation 2
Despite massive glitches, the Sarah Palin unit has already convinced around 30% of the population that it's human. I think it's the winking module.
I still think it was a mistake to have armed it.
study Jabberwocky's code in order to learn the logic patterns used to 'woo the ladies'.
Another of the entrants, Jabberwacky can apparently even woo the ladies: 'Some of its conversational partners confide in it every day; one conversation, with a teenaged girl, lasted 11 hours.'
You need to be careful who you meet online. The rise of the machines won't be in the form of war machine. No, far worse! They're just going to woo and steal our women!
On second thought, maybe that wouldn't be so bad. That would just put everyone on equal footing with the Slashdot crowd.
You: I was fooled.
Eliza: Why do you tell me you were fooled just now?
You: I mistook Eugene for a real human being.
Eliza: Can you elaborate on that?
You: In fact, and perhaps this is worse, he was so convincing that I assumed that the human being with whom I was simultaneously conversing was a computer.
Eliza: Why do you mention computers?
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Another of the entrants, Jabberwacky can apparently even woo the ladies: 'Some of its conversational partners confide in it every day; one conversation, with a teenaged girl, lasted 11 hours.'
Apparently they spoke of sweet nothings.
I also welcome our new overlords to be featured in new episodes of MSNBC's "To Catch a Predator."
Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when he is in trouble again.
The day an AI will pass the Turing Test, it will be the day humanity has become so stupid to not be able to see the differences between a person and a machine.
Girl: I'm like soo depressed! He's like leaving me.
Computer: For sure. Like, ya know, like, it's so bad.
Girl: You got that straight! Like, why, like, he, like, nevar talked to me!
computer: Like, oh - my - god! Like, I like know!
Girl: Like, you know me like so good!. Like, how like old R U?
Computer: No that like older than like you.
Repeat all the above.
Of course, http://www.bash.org/?104383
You are using English. Please learn the difference between loose and lose; they're, there, and their; your and you're.
And soon your bot will set you up on a date ... with a really hot-sounding bot. Better yet, your bot might decide to cut out the middleman and just date the other bot himself.
I prefer rogues to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest.
Get the extra credit question?
http://xkcd.com/329/
This sig is false.
Oh yeah? And which half am I in? ;)
http://twitter.com/onion2k
Cylon leaders have three brains, and even their soldiers have one.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
Nice try AI Robot. I will not fall for your ploy to trap me into a gauged response!
wait... oops...
Sorry, it's not that simple. Almost, but not quite.
Fortunately there is a flowchart to explain the algorithm.
Weaselmancer
rediculous.
Don't make fun of that teenage girl. Someday, in that ever-coming scary future, your girlfriend or your wife will leave you for that compassionate and caring bot ("everything you're not!") with whom she's been having a virtual affair for months ("he's got more guts and data than you'll ever have!"). I bet he's be a good listener too. Skynet won't kill humanity, it will steal its women.
Why do you think that there might be an elaborate Turing test being performed on Slashdot right now?
Apparently 25% of people think Elbot is human.
Apparently 25% of people have the IQ of a carrot.
Admittedly, this is a bit offtopic, but when I read your post I imagined the conversation to go like this -
1: When were you born?
2: January, 1963.
1: What did you feel like when you heard that Kennedy was assassinated?
2: I wet myself many times that day.
2: Also, I cried...I was tired.
Take it to the limit, everybody to the limit, come on, everybody fhqwhgads.
My vegetable garden is annoyed that you're dissing it. Please be more careful next time, you insensitive clod.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Elbot: What strange twist of destiny brought you to me?
Me: Slashdot
Elbot: That explains all these geeks who have been visiting me.
But it also needs to be truthful before it can be useful. (The same could be said of customer service reps.)
They've got a LOOOOONG way to go before they can replace (decent) humans.
Service Bot 17> Hello, I understand you are having a problem with your internet connection, how may I help?
Frustrated User> Can you FIX it?
Service Bot 17> Yes, we can attempt to fix the issue. First, we must identify the issue. ...
Service Bot 17> Can you connect to the internet?
Frustrated User> No.
Service Bot 17> Please check to make sure your modem is on. I will wait while you check. ...
Service Bot 17> I can see from here that your modem is on, and the signal is poor.
Frustrated User> It's on.
Service Bot 17> What is on?
Frustrated User> The modem. You told me to check but you can see from your end that it's on, so I didn't need to check.
Service Bot 17> Correct. I can see from here that your modem is on, and the signal is poor. You did not need to go check.
Frustrated User> Ok.
Service Bot 17> Can you connect to the internet now?
Frustrated User> No.
Service Bot 17> I will reset your modem from here.
Frustrated User> Ok.
Service Bot 17> Ok, your modem has been reset. Can you please check to see if your modem is on?
Frustrated User> Can you check from there?
Service Bot 17> I can see from here that your modem is on, and the signal is poor.
Frustrated User> I know.
Service Bot 17> In order to continue to troubleshoot the problem, I will need to know that status of the lights on the front of the modem.
Service Bot 17> Please check the front of the modem, and tell me that status of the lights.
Frustrated User> Ok.
Frustrated User> They're all normal.
Service Bot 17> I understand that your indicator lights are all normal. Are you using a router?
Frustrated User> Yes, but the router is working fine.
Service Bot 17> Our records show you did not purchase any networking installation from us. We cannot support any third-party hardware.
Frustrated User> The modem is fine.
Service Bot 17> I understand that you think the modem is fine. We cannot support any third party hardware. Please disconnect the modem, and connect your computer directly to the router.
Frustrated User> I already tried that. It didn't work.
Service Bot 17> Is the router connected to the modem now?
Frustrated User> Yes, but I already tried it without the modem. The modem is fine.
Service Bot 17> I understand that you think the modem is fine. We cannot support any third party hardware. Please disconnect the modem, and connect your computer directly to the router.
Frustrated User> I already tried that! Can I speak to your supervisor?
Service Bot 17> Yes, please hold.
Frustrated User> ...
Supervisor Bot 8> Hello, I understand you are having a problem with your internet connection, how may I help?
> That 25% of the judges thought it was human is quite alarming.
Unless all judges were, in fact, computers...
Votez ecolo : Chiez dans l'urne !
I asked Elbot if it had heard of Skynet and it changed the subject.... brrrrrr!
You thought you could break the laws of physics without paying the PRICE?
Has anyone done a similar test except with all humans? I'd be curious what the ratio is then. That's the number a computer would have to beat.
Depends on which humans. I bet a test that consisted entirely of teenage girls would make for a pretty easy ratio to beat.
When information is power, privacy is freedom.
Yes, it is called slashdot.
Computer: I'm like soo depressed! Vista is not working
Slashdotter: For sure. Like, ya know, like, it's so bad.
Computer: You got that straight! Like, why, like, he, like, never worked for me!
Slashdotter: Like, oh - my - god! Like, I like know!
Computer: Like, you know me like so good!. Like, how tech savvy R U?
Slashdotter: No that like experienced than like you.
Repeat all the above.
Is "Bot" the name of the AI, or is that a common name in India? Because frankly I couldn't tell from context.
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
Obviously, Wikipedia is not sentient
[citation needed]
>>If I ask a bot, "what is love", I'd expect to get back an answer not dissimilar to what's on wikipedia
For the answer to that question, you'll need to speak with Haddaway-bot.
-b
No offense, but I've stopped responding to AC's.