Turing test
noun
: a test to establish the existence of artificial intelligence in which questions from an interrogator are answered by an unseen person and computer with the understanding that if the interrogator is unable to correctly identify which responder is human the computer has demonstrated thinking ability comparable to a human's
The Turing test pits an interrogator against another human and a computer. Able to communicate with each via keyboard and printer only, the interrogator tries to determine which is which. If he can, the computer is not considered intelligent.—
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This, in addition to the central fact that the protocol of the Turing test is based on imitation, gives a structural advantage to simulation and mimicry (and so to the LLM).
—Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Further Reading Turing test on steroids: Chatbot Arena crowdsources ratings for 45 AI models
Currently, the new model is only available for use through the Chatbot Arena website, although in a limited way.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2024
The Captcha, an approximate acronym that stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, were designed to identify a human from a bot.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Apr. 2024
In an age where computers seem to be galloping ever closer to passing the Turing test, the scientists made some very deliberate decisions on MyEleanor’s sophistication.
—Angus Chen Reprints, STAT, 1 June 2024
In fact, since the earliest days of electronic computing and the Turing test, AI has been part of the conceptual discourse.
—David Rothschild, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Enlarge / Instructions for the Turing test AI evaluation game from Jones and Bergen, 2023.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2023
Does this mean the Turing test is a thing of the past?
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023
Lerer joked that in modern-day online Diplomacy, even human players wouldn’t pass the Turing test.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Further Reading Turing test on steroids: Chatbot Arena crowdsources ratings for 45 AI models
Currently, the new model is only available for use through the Chatbot Arena website, although in a limited way.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2024
The Captcha, an approximate acronym that stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, were designed to identify a human from a bot.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Apr. 2024
In an age where computers seem to be galloping ever closer to passing the Turing test, the scientists made some very deliberate decisions on MyEleanor’s sophistication.
—Angus Chen Reprints, STAT, 1 June 2024
In fact, since the earliest days of electronic computing and the Turing test, AI has been part of the conceptual discourse.
—David Rothschild, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Enlarge / Instructions for the Turing test AI evaluation game from Jones and Bergen, 2023.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2023
Does this mean the Turing test is a thing of the past?
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023
Lerer joked that in modern-day online Diplomacy, even human players wouldn’t pass the Turing test.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
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