The April Fool Turing Test
This paper explores certain issues concerning the Turing test; non-termination, asymmetry and the need for a control experiment. A standard diagonalisation argument to show the non-computability of AI is extended to yields a socalled “April fool Turing test”, which bears some relationship to Wizard...
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Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group
2008-07-01
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| description | This paper explores certain issues concerning the Turing test; non-termination, asymmetry and the need for a control experiment. A standard diagonalisation argument to show the non-computability of AI is extended to yields a socalled “April fool Turing test”, which bears some relationship to Wizard of Oz experiments and involves placing several experimental participants in a symmetrical paradox – the “April Fool Turing Test”. The fundamental question which is asked is whether escaping from this paradox is a sign of intelligence. An important ethical consideration with such an experiment is that in order to place humans in such a paradox it is necessary to fool them. Results from an actual April Fool Turing Test experiment are reported. It is concluded that the results clearly illustrate some of the difficulties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12d04dee822445de8450fc43007b63262023-08-02T09:12:08ZengPaderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research GrouptripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique1726-670X1726-670X2008-07-014214716610.31269/triplec.v4i2.3131The April Fool Turing TestMark S. Dougherty0Sofi Hemgren Dougherty1Jerker Westin2Department of Culture, Media and Computer Science, Högskolan DalarnaDepartment of Culture, Media and Computer Science, Högskolan DalarnaDepartment of Culture, Media and Computer Science, Högskolan DalarnaThis paper explores certain issues concerning the Turing test; non-termination, asymmetry and the need for a control experiment. A standard diagonalisation argument to show the non-computability of AI is extended to yields a socalled “April fool Turing test”, which bears some relationship to Wizard of Oz experiments and involves placing several experimental participants in a symmetrical paradox – the “April Fool Turing Test”. The fundamental question which is asked is whether escaping from this paradox is a sign of intelligence. An important ethical consideration with such an experiment is that in order to place humans in such a paradox it is necessary to fool them. Results from an actual April Fool Turing Test experiment are reported. It is concluded that the results clearly illustrate some of the difficulties.https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/31Turing TestAIGödel’s Incompleteness TheoremDiagonalisationSymmetrical Paradox |
| spellingShingle | Mark S. Dougherty Sofi Hemgren Dougherty Jerker Westin The April Fool Turing Test tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique Turing Test AI Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem Diagonalisation Symmetrical Paradox |
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| title_short | The April Fool Turing Test |
| title_sort | april fool turing test |
| topic | Turing Test AI Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem Diagonalisation Symmetrical Paradox |
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