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From: aa382@Freenet.carleton.ca (Marc Sira)
Subject: Re: Rumor has it...
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In a previous article, phuyg@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr P V Smith) says:

>  I don't entirely like the Turing test at all, coz like someone earlier said,
>it's just a test to see if a computer can hold a conversation, and Ok, so
>most programs designed to try this don't hack it at all, but there are
>also some HUMANS i know that would 'fail' the turing test flat, just log
>onto a chatline sometime and spot all the people who act a lot like
>'robots', anyway, personally i get more conversation out of ELIZA than
>i ever would out of my parents.. all they ever seem to say is
>'NO' or 'SHUT UP' i mean, are they robots or what?

Actually, if the chat line in question is IRC, they may well be robots -
I know #AppleIIgs has 3 of them. B-)

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Marc Sira                    |
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