XiXiDu comments on Rationality Quotes: November 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: XiXiDu 04 November 2010 12:59:29PM *  5 points [-]

I just came across this and thought it was a pretty funny dialogue: "Reality is that which does not go away upon reprogramming." (Check the first 4 comments here: Chatbot Debates Climate Change Deniers on Twitter so You Don’t Have to)

This is of course a paraphrase borrowed from Philip K. Dick's famous statement:

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

Comment author: NihilCredo 04 November 2010 09:08:04PM 11 points [-]

I shared this on another website and got this comment:

Heh, that's one way to pass the Turing Test. Don't make your bot smarter, make it seek out dumb people.

Comment author: Tuna-Fish 05 November 2010 12:33:17PM 3 points [-]

This has been done for a while. A few years ago there was some noise about a russian chatbot which impersonated a good-looking girl and tried to scam people to give personal information and/or money.

Every time it succeeded, it passed the turing test.