Have You Played... The Turing Test?

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Have You Played… The Turing Test?Come tut at Turing

Come tut at Turing

The Turing Test is an experiment where you determine if an AI can pass itself off as human. You get a person to talk to computers and humans, over text, and see if they can determine which is which. The idea is interesting, but flawed.

Problem is, at one point your HAL pal demonstrates that it totally could solve them. It says it can’t think creatively, then suggests you chop your arm off to weigh down a switch. That’s a decent joke, but it undermines the game’s entire concept. The plot, the characters, everything, revolves around how AIs think - or how they don’t. You can’t just gloss over that for a limp limb gag.

Incidentally, the best way to convince someone you are human isto use the word “poop”.