Project Debater

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Project debater took three and a half years to complete. The team was worried it would not be able to compete against the best players in i b m's history. In two and sixteenn we saw a very significant improvement in the performance of the system, says project leader slonam.

This episode, featuring Andy Luttrell of the Opinion Science Podcast, is all about a machine, built by IBM, that can debate human beings on any issue, which leads to the question: is persuasion, with language, using arguments, and the ability to alter another person’s attitudes, beliefs, values, opinions, and behavior a uniquely human phenomenon, or could you be persuaded to change your mind by an artificial intelligence designed to do just that? If so, what does that say about opinions, our arguments, and in the end, our minds?

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