X-Message-Number: 8566
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 21:46:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: John K Clark <>
Subject: A Turing Test

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"John P. Pietrzak" <> Wrote:
              
        >This is exactly the wall AI hit in the 70's. Many programs were
        >written such that they acted in a smart way 


You could be right about that.
              

        >For a while, people believed that they were intelligent.  


"intelligent" is the key.


        >Until we understand what the "missing" part is, AI will continue to 
        >flounder.


"flounder" is the key.
              

        >Once your definition of intelligence involves a purely subjective 
        >measure, 
        

Why do you once your definition of intelligence involves a purely subjective 
measure?      

        >it passes outside the realm of science.  
              
Maybe yes maybe no.
              

        >(e.g., "Hey!  I did it!  I created an artificial intelligence!  
        

Depends on what you mean by "created".


        >Meet my pet rock, Bob.  
        

Depends on what you mean by "Bob" .
              

        >Hey, now, 
        
Hello.        
              
        >waitaminnit, you never told me there was a limit on who  the tester 
        >could be!  
              

I did tell you there was a waitaminnit limit on who the tester could be!  
              
        
        >Please, define for me exactly, who can and cannot be used as a 
        >tester for the Turing Test.
              
        
Why do you Please, define for me exactly, who can and cannot be used as a 
Tester for the Turing Test?
              

        >These N interrogators standing behind me 
        

Maybe yes maybe no.
              
        
        >were unable to tell its answers apart from a human using the Turing 
        >Test.
              
        
You could be right about that.
                                                 
                                            John K Clark      

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