Israeli AI System "Hal" And The Turing Test

Israeli AI System "Hal" And The Turing Test 447

Posted by timothy on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:19PM from the look-no-foolin' dept.

Conspiracy_Of_Doves writes: "Hal, the AI creation of Dr. Anat Treister-Goren of Israel, has fooled child language language experts into believing that it is a 18-month old child. Dr. Treister-Goren says that Hal will probably attain adult-level language skills in 10 years. CNN.com article is here. Yes, it's named after what you think it's named after, and yes, the article mentions why naming it Hal might not be such a hot idea."

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Incredible! (Score:4, Funny)

by FortKnox ( 169099 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:21PM (#2198357) Homepage Journal

It's just like chatting with an 18 month old child! Doesn't know how to type, read, or write at all!

Truely an incredible step in toddler AI!

The next step? (Score:1, Funny)

by SpanishInquisition ( 127269 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:23PM (#2198371) Homepage Journal

If they can fake a 18-month old child, they can surely fake the average /. poster, hell, maybe I am a bot right now writing this.

That's not bad (Score:5, Funny)

by cnkeller ( 181482 ) writes: <cnkeller@[ ]il.com ['gma' in gap]> on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:23PM (#2198373) Homepage

Dr. Treister-Goren says that Hal will probably attain adult-level language skills in 10 years.
I know people I work with who still haven't achieved adult-level language skills...

The Conversation (Score:5, Funny)

by PoitNarf ( 160194 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:25PM (#2198394)

"Hi, how are you today?"
"Poop!"
"Poop? I don't quite understand what you are trying to say."
"Pee-pee!"
"Indeed."

Re:Great (Score:2, Funny)

by alen ( 225700 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:26PM (#2198396)

The next step in Thought Crime. Make them think they are talking to a real child and then arrest them.

Baby Hal? (Score:5, Funny)

by Dolly_Llama ( 267016 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:29PM (#2198420) Homepage

Hal, the AI creation of Dr. Anat Treister-Goren of Israel, has fooled child language language experts into believing that it is a 18-month old child.
Dave...I have a load in my diaper...Dave...

Reward -vs- Punishment (Score:5, Funny)

by smack_attack ( 171144 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:29PM (#2198424) Homepage

When Hal was "born," he was hardwired with nothing more than the letters of the alphabet and a preference for rewards -- a positive outcome -- over punishments -- a negative one.

[...] Treister-Goren corrects Hal's mistakes in her typewritten conversations with him, an action Hal is programmed to recognise as a punishment and avoids repeating.

How long until Hal figures out that sending high voltage through the typewriter stops the punishment?

The 13yo horny boy turing test... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:36PM (#2198468)

I've been able to fool horny teenage boys into thinking they are talking to a dumb girl. Does that count for anything? Some have talked for hours and hours.

Here's the logs:
http://retards.org/logs/supersexygirl27/

AIM: supersexygirl

Yes, but... (Score:2, Funny)

by PopeAlien ( 164869 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:41PM (#2198525) Homepage Journal

..Don't forget these are "child language language experts".. Thats not just any ordinary language expert - Thats a child language language expert, which means they are twice the ordinary child language expert.

..So fooling them really is quite the feat..

Ushering in... (Score:3, Funny)

by doorbot.com ( 184378 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:43PM (#2198540) Journal

...a new generation of SPAM generation.

So is this the first instance of giving a child an IP address?

Turing tests (Score:5, Funny)

by ch-chuck ( 9622 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @02:46PM (#2198555) Homepage

here's [modernhumorist.com] a funny one...

Re:HAL isn't such a bad name... (Score:3, Funny)

by MouseR ( 3264 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @03:12PM (#2198752) Homepage

Reminds me of a political party in Canada (NPC)that tried to implement a new method of communication called Newspeak.

What you fail to mention is that this political party was born out of a Dungeons and Dragons game.

Basically, they're Non-Player Characters.

Which explains a lot about their political strategy (or kack of it).

Beowulf Cluster of HALs.. (Score:2, Funny)

by cheesyfru ( 99893 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @03:36PM (#2198913) Homepage

We need to set up a Beowulf Cluster of these! Imagine the possibilities of hundreds of fake 18-month old children -- IRC would suddenly become a much more enriching experience!

Re:That's not bad (Score:2, Funny)

by KingSchlong ( 314483 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @03:51PM (#2199004)

I know people I work with who still haven't achieved adult-level language skills...

Yeah? Well I know presidents [bushgrammar.com] who haven't achieved adult-level language skills.

hmm... (Score:3, Funny)

by Mike1024 ( 184871 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @04:33PM (#2199242)

Hey,

You will not need a mouse or keyboard to operate the computer as it will function when you converse with it.

"It is going to be the next user interface, the last user interface," Dunietz said, explaining that it will replace the mouse.

Me: Computer, play Quake for me.
Computer: Yes, master.

The firm's philosophy is simple. If it looks intelligent and it sounds intelligence, then it must be intelligent.

Maybe they could design a context sensitive spellchecker? One that would highlight terms like "It sounds intelligence"

Michael

Re:The Conversation (Score:2, Funny)

by matrix29 ( 259235 ) writes: on Monday August 20, 2001 @11:11PM (#2200753) Homepage

So we finally have the perfect George Worthless Bush simulator? Does it need a Dick Cheney coprocessor?

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Incredible! (Score:4, Funny)

The next step? (Score:1, Funny)

That's not bad (Score:5, Funny)

The Conversation (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Great (Score:2, Funny)

Baby Hal? (Score:5, Funny)

Reward -vs- Punishment (Score:5, Funny)

The 13yo horny boy turing test... (Score:0, Funny)

Yes, but... (Score:2, Funny)

Ushering in... (Score:3, Funny)

Turing tests (Score:5, Funny)

Re:HAL isn't such a bad name... (Score:3, Funny)

Beowulf Cluster of HALs.. (Score:2, Funny)

Re:That's not bad (Score:2, Funny)

hmm... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:The Conversation (Score:2, Funny)

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