skybytch 273 #1 April 27, 2002 Reading through this month's Wired mag, I came across a bet that a computer will pass the Turing test by 2029.After reading some of the available research on the net (yup, I'm bored today) I think it is entirely possible. pull & flare,lisa[subliminal msg]My website Go Now[/subliminal msg] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #2 April 27, 2002 They've been saying "within 20 years" ever since Turing proposed the test back in the 50/60s. The closest they've managed to get was occasionaly fooling the human in limited tests, where the human has to keep the conversation in certain areas. The simple fact is that while specialized artificial intelligence (expert systems, voice recognition, etc.) has come a long way since the 50s, even a child level generalized artifical intelligence is unlikely within our lifetimes.--Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #3 April 27, 2002 I think that's a bit of a stretch. The system that Lisa pointed out is said to have the intelligence of a 9 month old. The cool thing about this system is that it does learn langugage, and is specialised in language.I think we'll see the comprehension of a child in our lifetime, which would be weird._AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haeloth 0 #4 April 28, 2002 Even I could probably make a post whoring bot that is impossible to distinguish from the real sluts.Nobody expects the...um...the Spanish...um... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #5 April 28, 2002 QuoteEven I could probably make a post whoring bot that is impossible to distinguish from the real sluts.Heh. What makes you think some of these "people" are real???pull & flare,lisa[subliminal msg]My website Go Now[/subliminal msg] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #6 April 28, 2002 QuoteI think we'll see the comprehension of a child in our lifetime, which would be weird.It would also be a huge ethical dilemma. Would erasing the files that make up the AI be the same as euthanising a child? Would it have the same rights as a child?--Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #7 April 28, 2002 >It would also be a huge ethical dilemma. Would erasing the files that make up> the AI be the same as euthanising a child? Would it have the same rights as a> child?They're talking about a program with the comprehension level of a child, not a program that's anything _like_ a child. A computer virus is closer to being alive (and self aware) than a program that can comprehend and reply to english sentences.-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #8 April 28, 2002 Bill I thought this was strangley approriate:"I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image." -Stephen Hawking If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
