By John Glenday

An artificial intelligence programme has passed a key plank of the venerable Turing Test, after duping 10 out of 30 judges ranged against it in a blind trial into believing that it was a 13-year old Ukrainian boy called Eugene.

The sneaky software was coded to imitate a flesh and blood child of the same age by delighting in rude remarks and despite dodging many of the questions posed to it managed to come off as more human than the actual humans it was up against.

Other tricks up Eugene’s silicon sleeves included deliberate spelling errors, changing the subject if in doubt Read full story ›

Source: The Drum