Turing Test in the Spotlight
The Author of a new book about artificial intelligence recently appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Most Human Human explores how computers are changing our concept of what it means to be human. Brian Christian centers his book on the 2009 Loebner Prize competition in Brighton,
England. He participated in the event to help judges evaluate if computers specifically designed for the competition can pass the Turing Test. Check out this interesting and amusing interview between the comedian Stewart and the author Christian.