Computer Almost Passes Turing Test For Artificial Intelligence
October 13th, 2008
A computer named Elbot achieved a 25% success rate when convincing a human being that they were talking to another human. As some of you already know, the experiment is called the Turing Test, named after mathematician Alan Turing. Sunday’s test saw six Artificial Conversational Entities (ACEs) trying to pass the test. All six computers fooled at least one interrogator into thinking they were speaking to another person, but none of them could officially pass all of Turing’s strict standards. Insert sigh of relief.
In order to be considered “sentient,” an artificial intelligence must achieve a 30% success rate. That means Elbot’s accomplishment is not an AI, but it’s getting close.
