What is the most advanced software that simulates human behaviour?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the quest for advanced software that simulates human behavior, particularly in the context of communication and conversation. Participants explore the complexities involved in replicating the randomness and logic of human interaction through computer programs, seeking current projects or technologies that achieve this level of sophistication.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses curiosity about simulating human communication abilities and questions the randomness and logic involved in such simulations.
  • Another participant suggests consulting experts or researchers directly rather than relying on internet searches for information.
  • A mention of recent Turing tests is made, indicating ongoing evaluations of AI's conversational capabilities.
  • IBM's collaboration with DARPA and other organizations is highlighted, focusing on cognitive computing and neurosynaptic core programming.
  • GPT-3 is proposed as a state-of-the-art AI model capable of generating human-like text responses, although it is noted that it is not specifically designed for simulating human conversations.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on which software is the most advanced for simulating human behavior. Various opinions and suggestions are presented, indicating multiple competing views and ongoing exploration in the field.

Contextual Notes

Some limitations include the complexity of accurately modeling human behavior, the varying definitions of what constitutes effective simulation, and the accessibility of certain technologies like GPT-3 for personal use.

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I have been really curious about the possibility of simulate the human's communication hability using computer language/softwares. Most specifically, i have been thinking that the most difficult part of the simulation would be to "cofide" the level of randomness+logic that the human brain can have.

Do you know what is the most advanced software at currently days that tries to simulate human's behaviour?
Look that i am searching for a machine that has the hability to formulate phrases/comunicate as complex as human can, that is, i am not talking about softwares whose output phrases would be already written, and the possibility to it be used depending on the input of the interlocutor. (Like Siri or Alexa).

Is there any project at current days that study this possibility?

I can understand that the human brain is extremelly complex to be codifed exactly, but anyway.
 
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Hi @LCSphysicist , very interesting, but a quiqk glance and I've found nothing. My personal opinion is to avoid the Internet, and ask directly this Forum, and also it would be fantastic if you had the opportunity to talk about it with an expert, specialized, AI researcher. Or journalist with background.
Regards!
 
IBM in co-operation with DARPA and other organizations (e.g. IEEE, LLNL) has done significant work in areas related to this.

Cognitive computing programming paradigm: A Corelet language for composing networks of neurosynaptic cores​

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6707078

Some related IBM materials:

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/tag/truenorth/
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/tag/synapse/
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/2016/12/the-brains-architecture-efficiency-on-a-chip/

A 'popular press' article:

https://newatlas.com/ibm-supercompu...upercomputer,creating a true artificial brain.
 
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You might be interested in GPT-3 which has been a state of the art AI model with capabilities over a broad range of tasks for a while now. You simply prompt it with text and it generates a response. It isn't especially geared towards simulating human conversations but it has produced some of the best output which I have seen in this domain so far.

Here is a twitter thread about some of its capabilities:


I'm not sure how accessible GPT-3 is for personal use. You can apply for access to an API here:
https://openai.com/blog/openai-api/
 

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