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AI is closer than ever to passing the Turing test for ‘intelligence’. What happens when it does?

In 1950, British computer scientist Alan Turing proposed an experimental method for answering the question: can machines think? He suggested if a human couldn’t tell whether they were speaking to an artificially intelligent (AI) machine or another human after five minutes of questioning, this would demonstrate AI has human-like intelligence.

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The Google Doodle turns 25 – here are the best ones ever, ranked

From video games to inventors, Google’s Doodles have celebrated countless topics since 1998. We’ve picked our favorite logo designs.

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The professor’s great fear about AI? That it becomes the boss from hell

Some concerns about artificial intelligence are very speculative, but there are genuine risks, says the man aiming to demystify the technology in the Royal Institution Christmas lectures

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LGBTQ+ military charity backs proposal for Alan Turing statue on fourth plinth

Trafalgar Square monument would stand in ‘stark contrast’ to treatment codebreaker received in his lifetime

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LGBTQ+ armed forces charity back statue of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth

The Defence Secretary suggested erecting a statue of Alan Turing on the Fourth Plinth in London

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LGBT+ armed forces charity backs suggestion of Turing statue in Trafalgar Square

The Defence Secretary suggested erecting a statue of Alan Turing on the Fourth Plinth in London

The Independent UK

A case for a new pronoun for AI

Pronoun usage has entered the technology industry discourse and mandates related to pronouns can be added to style guides for prompt engineering of AI models

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Best movies about famous scientists to watch while you wait for Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer is almost here, so what better time to look back at the best biopics based on history's most influential scientists?

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Ben Wallace suggests Alan Turing statue for Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth

The plinth is currently used to showcase artistic works temporarily.

The Independent UK

Imagine your child calling for money. Except it’s not them – it’s an AI scam

Fraudsters are being given more sophisticated ways to trick us into believing they are someone they are not, says James Wise, a trustee of the thinktank Demos

The Guardian - UK

The Turing test for measuring A.I. intelligence is outdated because of ChatGPT’s wizardry, and a new test would be better, DeepMind cofounder says

He proposed a new test that tasks A.I. with turning $100,000 into a million-dollar business.

Fortune

1st gene-edited snakes use mysterious 'Turing patterns' to achieve near-perfect hexagonal scales

Scientists used CRISPR editing to make the world's 1st genetically modified snakes, giving new insight into how the reptiles develop their patterned scales

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Marc Andreessen on A.I., Bitcoin, and Billionaires

Is the A.I. breakthrough for real this time?

Reason

Commentary: Can today’s AI truly learn on its own? Not likely

One of the boldest, most breathless claims being made about artificial intelligence tools is that they have “emergent properties” — impressive abilities gained by these programs that they were supposedly never trained to possess. “60 Minutes,” for example, reported credulously that a Google program taught itself to speak Bengali, while…

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ChatGPT can’t think – consciousness is something entirely different to today's AI

There has been shock around the world at the rapid rate of progress with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence created with what’s known as large language models (LLMs). These systems can produce text that seems to display thought, understanding and even creativity.

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Evolution is making us treat AI like a human, and we need to kick the habit

The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton recently resigned from Google, warning of the dangers of the technology “becoming more intelligent than us”. His fear is that AI will one day succeed in “manipulating people to do what it wants”.

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Eric: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the 1980s-set series starring Benedict Cumberbatch

Eric is a Netflix thriller series starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a much-loved but troubled TV puppeteer whose son has gone missing.

The Independent UK

Scientists warn of AI dangers but don't agree on solutions

Computer scientists who helped build the foundations of today’s artificial intelligence technology are warning of its dangers, but that doesn’t mean they agree on what those dangers are or how to prevent them

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AI to Z: all the terms you need to know to keep up in the AI hype age

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming ever more prevalent in our lives. It’s no longer confined to certain industries or research institutions; AI is now for everyone.

Evening Standard

Can you spot the bot? Take the ‘human or not’ gaming challenge

This free-to-play viral game asks you to detect if you are chatting to a real person or an AI within two minutes.

Tribune News Service

Tim Culpan: Maybe AI needs to write its own dictionary

An explosion of interest in artificial intelligence is irking a lot of people concerned about the encroachment by computers into human domains such as visual arts, music, and literature. More recently, even the terms we use to describe these systems don’t sit well with some who take issue with digging…

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Alan Turing's famous mathematical model was right all along, chia seed experiment reveals

For the first time, scientists using chia seed experiments have confirmed that Alan Turing's mathematical model can explain patterns seen in nature.

The Guardian - UK

The danger of blindly embracing the rise of AI

Letters: Readers express their hopes, and fears, about recent developments in artificial intelligence chatbots

Tom’s Guide

No, ChatGPT did not pass the Turing test — but here’s when it could

A rumor has suggested that ChatGPT could pass the Turing test with the launch of GPT-5 in December 2023, making its speech indistinguishable from a human.

Inverse

Chatbots Aren’t Becoming Sentient — Our Biggest Fears Are in Our Heads

Chatbots like ChatGPT raise important new questions about how artificial intelligence will shape our lives, and about how our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies.

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