Interview with Jeeves: A Poltergeist Thread

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The discussion centers around humor related to artificial intelligence, referencing a satirical interview with a poltergeist and the limitations of AI in passing the Turing test. Participants find amusement in the notion that early AI programs, like PARRY, successfully mimicked a paranoid schizophrenic's responses, even fooling psychiatrists. The conversation highlights the irony of advanced AI still exhibiting traits that suggest a need for psychological evaluation, emphasizing the ongoing challenges in creating truly intelligent systems.
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The interview with a poltergeist thread reminded me of this, and I thought I'd share. :smile:

http://www.satirewire.com/features/satire-jeevesinterview.shtml
 
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That was hilarious!
 
ha ha .. not quite ready for the Turing test! Speaking of - are you familiar with an old AI program that was called PARRY? It was designed to mimic the responses of a paranoid schizophrenic and it did a good job of fooling the psychiatrists who interacted with it.
 
Lol. That has got to be one of the funnier webpages.
 
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ha ha .. not quite ready for the Turing test! Speaking of - are you familiar with an old AI program that was called PARRY? It was designed to mimic the responses of a paranoid schizophrenic and it did a good job of fooling the psychiatrists who interacted with it.

Great! The closest to AI that we've come and we have a computer who needs a psychiatrist. :rolleyes:
 

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