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15: What the Turing Test Became, Ella's Bodily Quirks, and Pub Quizes

Apr 21, 2022

Explore the Turing Test and its implications, Ella's bodily quirks, and the origins of pub quizzes. Learn about the evolution of CAPTCHAs and the alignment problem. Discover genetic myths about tongue rolling and the soapy taste of coriander. Uncover the fascinating history of quizzes and tests. Enjoy random discussions and podcast production insights.

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Quick takeaways

The Turing test has shaped the development of AI, but creating truly human-like machines remains a challenge.

Human physiology exhibits diverse and intriguing traits, such as variations in tendons, body odor, and taste preferences.

Pub quizzes have a rich history, originating from TV quiz shows and evolving into virtual quizzes during the pandemic, fostering social interactions and friendly competition.

Deep dives

The ability to roll the tongue

The ability to roll the tongue is not a dominant allele and does not follow Mendelian inheritance.

Introduction

2min

Product Ordering and Sponsor Appreciation

2min

Introduction to Science, Ella's Bodily Quirks, and History of Quizzes

2min

Crossword Correction and Bonsai Tree Clarification

2min

The Turing Test: Perspectives and Discussions

19min

The Origin and Evolution of CAPTCHAs

13min

Evolution and Implications of the Turing Test

9min

Understanding and Acknowledging Phenomena, Ella's Bodily Quirks, and Medical Questions

3min

Tongue Rolling & Genetic Myths

14min

10.

Bodily Quirks: Tears and Odor

5min

11.

The Soapy Taste of Coriander

11min

12.

The History and Origins of Quizzes

25min

13.

Random Discussions, Plugs, and Podcast Production

3min

What is the Turing Test, what has it become, and what can we learn from it? How many of Ella's weird bodily quirks do you have? And how did the pub quiz come about?

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We also learn about: the imitation game, performative gender, the alignment problem, It’s not blade runner, artifical stupidity, have you heard about eugene goostman?! the alignment problem, CAPTTTTCAHA, archival OCR, thank Turing for Duo Lingo TikToks, Timnit Gebru, Robert Miles, the sociological and economic alignment problem, Ella Syndrome, learn to roll your tongue or else! Artistotle can’t roll his tongue, ACHOO, acronyms were a mistake, spare tendons, what is your earwax texture? the one person who liked Han dynasty tests, unlucky 13, TV quizes, what if we did that? Jay's virtual pub quiz. Jay's virtual pub quiz.

Sources:

Stanford Philosophy Turing Test Page

Computing Machinery and Intelligence

Turing Test 50 Year Retrospective

Google's reCAPTCHA Policy

Github Copilot's Alignment Problem Paper

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