The Turing Test, or Imitation Game, is a proxy test for “true” or “general” artificial intelligence. It was developed prior to modern computers, and with the understanding that we can’t tell by looking at circuits whether a computer is intelligent. The test essentially consists of having a computer pretend to be a human through text-based…
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Why we should be nice to (some) AI
While modern “chat bots” (large language models or LLMs) like ChatGPT are far from sentient, they are amazing in their capability and their development has prompted greater public discussion around the future of AI and humanity’s relationship with AI. Some, even some experts in the field, are fearful of making rapid progress without first resolving…
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