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The Online Date That's Too Good to be True

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

Chatbots and the Turing Test

In 1989, the foul-mouthed chatbot, Emgons, passed the Turing test. But it's equally true to say that Drake, the human, failed it. The most famous chatbot, Eliza, was created back in the 1960s. For many of the people chatting with Eliza, being listened to was enough.

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