The Online Date That's Too Good to be True
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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Conversations of the Early Internet
This chapter explores a 1989 online exchange between a user from Drake University and another from University College Dublin, showcasing the challenges and humor of early internet communication. It highlights a chatbot interaction that successfully passes the Turing test, prompting reflections on human behavior and the nature of intelligence. Ultimately, it questions the depth of human conversation in comparison to AI, revealing limitations in our interactions with both machines and each other.
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