michaelm@bcsaic.UUCP (07/03/86)
In article <7101.8606281319@maths.qmc.ac.uk> gcj@qmc-ori.UUCP (The Joka) writes: >The following test has been proposed. Appoint one (or more) >adjudicators to decide on which of the two parties in the >test, persons A and B, is talking to a telephone answering >machine and which is talking to a human being. This test is >not limited to textual information, although person A should >relay the same information as person B. > >The Joka. Wonderful idea! An even better idea: You've probably answered the phone, only to find that the voice on the other end is a computerized "survey". I propose the following test: which of two computerized "survey" programs is talking to a telephone answering machine and which is talking to a human being...:-) -- Mike Maxwell Boeing Artificial Intelligence Center ...uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!michaelm