able to ‘chat’ as a 13 year old boy has become the first machine has passed the so-called Turing test . In an experiment conducted at the Royal Society London, five computers were used to try to see if they could fool many people into believing they were human beings of flesh and blood during a conversation with text messages.
This test was conceived in 1950 by the great mathematician and computer pioneer Alan Turing , who said that if a machine could not be distinguished from a human, would show that he was capable of “thinking”. Since then, the Turing test, a man who contributed decisively to the Allied victory during the Second War Mundia, as logró decipher the codes used by the Nazis to send encrypted messages-has been considered the key test to verify that a computer has ‘artificial intelligence’.
So far, no machine had passed this test , which requires that 30% of their human partners believe they are talking to another person during conversation (by exchanging texts) five minutes.
But as reports the University of Reading a statement , the ‘Eugene Goostman’ computer program designed to simulate the brain of a 13 year old boy, for the first time managed to convince 33% of their human partners was a person.
“In the field of artificial intelligence, there is no more iconic and controversial than the Turing test milestone.’s very appropriate that such an event has been achieved in the Royal Society of London, the great seat of the British science and the scene of many of the great advances in the history of human knowledge throughout the centuries. This milestone will be one of the most exciting developments in the history of science, “said Professor Kevin Warwick , University of Reading, one of the organizers of the experiment.
The ‘intelligent’ machine was designed by Vladimir Veselov, a computer of Russian origin that works in the U.S., and the Ukrainian Eugene Demchenko, who lives in Russia.
“It’s an amazing achievement for us, and we hope to promote interest in artificial intelligence and chatbots [software able to hold conversations with people], “he declared an Veselov excited.
Warwick has acknowledged that in the past, previous experiments had allegedly failed to show that other machines could” think “, but has questioned its validity: “Our experiment was performed with simultaneous tests compare more than ever, is independently verified and conversations had no restriction A real Turing test does not set the questions or topics of conversation while they perform. the. therefore test we are very proud to say that the Turing test has been exceeded for the first time “.
British scientist believes that the existence of computers with remarkable artificial intelligence could have significant “implications for society” both positive and negative, as this may increase the risk of “cyber crime”.
The experiment in the Royal Society had a special historical value, since took place just as the 60th anniversary of the death of Turing was met, considered the “father” of modern computing.
However, despite the enthusiasm with which the authors of the experiment presented results, some experts have questioned. New Scientist , for example, has published a critical analysis titled ‘The “success” of the Turing test is not all it seems’ .
“The Turing test has become a symbol of machine intelligence, but this new experiment has only tested the ability of machines to chat . however, people are capable of much more. Human intelligence goes far beyond chat “concludes comment New Scientist .
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