Human or Computer?
Human or Computer? Take This Test
There are very simple tests that humans pass and all computers fail . But for how long? The Turing Test is often considered the ultimate test of machine intelligence:
The interrogator is connected to one person and one machine via a terminal. Her task is to find out which of the two candidates is the machine, and which is the human only by asking them questions. If the machine can “fool” the interrogator, it is intelligent.
Will this happen in our lifetime? Mitch Kapor and Ray Kurzweil disagree and have a bet for 20 000 dollars.
But all this makes me wonder: how does a human prove he/she is human? Humans usually want more than being perfect liars, so there is no easy test.
A friend called unexpectedly. I had just started to obsess over a difficult email when he called - his timing was perfect. We had an amazing conversation about work, addictions, training and love affairs.
About this friend I recently said: he’s not afraid to live. And indeed, so it is.