Turing Test Almost Passed: 3 out 12 Judges Say 'Elbot' Computer is Human!

The AP article is a general overview:"UK university holds artificial intelligence testREADING, England (AP) — Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of...

Turing Test Contest Proves Artificial Intelligence is Making Gains

The Loebner Prize contest was held in England this past weekend, where artificial intelligence machines were put to the test to see if they could convince judges that they were intelligent humans.  Based on...

'Intelligent' computers put to the [Turing] test

Comedian/Game Show Host Jeff Foxworthy wants to know if you're smarter than a 5th grader, but are you smarter than a computer? October 12, humans and 6 AI will face off to see if the programs can fool human judges into not being able to tell them apart from human beings. Ray...

[Smarter than Humans?] Why We Can Be Confident of Turing Test Capability With...

"Of the three primary revolutions underlying the Singularity (G, N, and R), the most profound is R, which refers to the creation of nonbiological intelligence that exceeds that of...

Digitizing Old Text and Fighting Spam, Too

"By Phil BerardelliScienceNOW Daily News12 August 2008 The next time a Web site asks you to read a string of crooked letters as a security precaution, don't grimace. You could be helping to digitize a...

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