Ask HN: Is the definition of AI that it can fool people?

2 pointsWhatsTheBigIdea1mo ago2 comments

Is AI still defined by the Turing Test?

Doesn't the Turing Test determine only if a machine can fool people into thinking it is intelligent?

If fooling people is the defining characteristic of AI, am I a fool to think that AI can produce work of concrete (non-foolish) value?

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No. Beyond convincing behavior replication, AI's next challege is design.

Richard Sutton - The future of AI https://youtu.be/ThFq87Rp21s

The ability to fool people is quite a low bar. See the ELIZA effect.

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2 pointsWhatsTheBigIdea1mo ago2 comments

Is AI still defined by the Turing Test?

Doesn't the Turing Test determine only if a machine can fool people into thinking it is intelligent?

If fooling people is the defining characteristic of AI, am I a fool to think that AI can produce work of concrete (non-foolish) value?

No. Beyond convincing behavior replication, AI's next challege is design.

Richard Sutton - The future of AI https://youtu.be/ThFq87Rp21s

The ability to fool people is quite a low bar. See the ELIZA effect.

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