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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
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Subject: Re: Should The Turing test be modified w - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 31-Jul-84 16:54:05 EDT
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The Turing test played over a teletype can give way to one played
over a graphics terminal without laying any less bare the intelligence
causing the display.  But there is an interesting lead article in
a recent issue of Science (July something) on impacts of computers,
which has something possibly relevant to say.  In the experience of
IBM, the networking facilities have been used almost never by scientists
to do joint work from one site to another, sometimes by engineers
on major projects, and frequently by managers.  Could it be that the
subtle concepts required by scientists do not transmit well over
current technology, but that the simpler ideas used repetitively by
managers are satisfactorily handled?
  If there is some kind of a technology limitation on the power of
thought conveniently communicated, then the Turing Game should be
updated whenever new technology permits.  The only thing that should
be unfair is to demand a sight of the testee, or to demand that
he/she/it move voluntarily or perform actions not expressible on
a current technology computer terminal.
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Martin Taylor
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