Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!mmt From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) Newsgroups: net.ai Subject: Re: Should The Turing test be modified w - (nf) Message-ID: <1012@dciem.UUCP> Date: Tue, 31-Jul-84 16:54:05 EDT Article-I.D.: dciem.1012 Posted: Tue Jul 31 16:54:05 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 31-Jul-84 20:54:47 EDT References: <500002@ea.UUCP> Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 21 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. -- Martin Taylor {allegra,linus,ihnp4,uw-beaver,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmt