New Contestants On the Turing Test 630
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."
Re:Reach for the switch... (Score:5, Funny)
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?!
Re:Reach for the switch... (Score:5, Funny)
Don't kid yourself. If a hamster ever had the chance he'd eat you and everyone you care about.
Re:Well... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Reach for the switch... (Score:3, Funny)
Hamsters only fail self-awareness tests because they refuse to revise.
Re:Interesting (Score:5, Funny)
If we don't have the right to switch off a conscious machine (one that passes the Turing test) does that imply we have the right to switch off a human who fails a Turing test?
*mutters under breath*
please be yes... please be yes... please be yes.
Insensitive (Score:5, Funny)
Oh Great .... (Score:5, Funny)
Now we'll see the vim vs emacs flame war. GREAT! THANKS!
Re:Reach for the switch... (Score:3, Funny)
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Coming soon to tech support chat. (Score:3, Funny)
As soon as this sort of works, it will take over first level tech support. If it hasn't already.
Re:Artificial Intelligence? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Interesting (Score:4, Funny)
Along the same lines i've thought about making a bot that passes the 4chan turing test. It couldn't be THAT hard really.... It'd be like simulating a fish.
Re:Reach for the switch... (Score:4, Funny)
Alive??
The thing couldn't even use contractions. I mean, you'd think with such an advanced brain, it'd be able to use contractions.
No, Data was something far more sinister.
Re:Reach for the switch... (Score:5, Funny)
Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes!
Re:What about Computer versus Computer? (Score:3, Funny)
...each other that a human can eavesdrop
You working for the NSA by any chance??? or probably AT&T?
Would Palin pass the Turing test? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm not going to answer that question.
I'm going to talk about how much of a maverick I am. You see, Barack Obama associates with terrorists...
Re:More like the reverse (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Well... (Score:2, Funny)
Heck, I EAT PIGS, and those guys are pretty intelligent.
I dunno, I think that cop intelligence is overrated. As is cannibalism.
Re:Insensitive (Score:2, Funny)
"Hey, that's not funny! My sister died that way, you insensitive clod."
There, fixed that for you.
Re:Well... (Score:3, Funny)
Keep them coming. At least as a programmer in a cubicle, I have a better chance at becoming "The One".
Re: "Prove Life" (Score:3, Funny)
Do bots look for Pr0n yet ?
"Ooh, A Harpertown core!"
Re:Reach for the switch... (Score:5, Funny)
This proves little. I have an ex that fails the Turing test.
Re: Desire to be alive (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Reach for the switch... (Score:5, Funny)
This proves little. I have an ex that fails the Turing test.
The ".jpg" extension should have been a hint...