Human or Machine? A.I. Experts Reportedly Pass the 'Turning Test'

PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

"conversing"

Which of the following best summarizes the advantage(s) of the program's teen persona?

Eugene can claim to know everything but still not know everything, a behavior which may fit better as a teenager, thus making him/it more believably human.

In the past, others have claimed to have passed the Turing Test. Compare these previous tests versus the one Eugene passed, and explain what this distinction contributes to the overall purpose or message of the text.

In comparing these previous tests to the one in which Eugene passed, they were similar but different in ways. In the text it states that "It's not the first time that programmers have claimed to pass the Turning Test, but... those included set topics or questions in advance." The similarities are that they all passed the test, though their differences are that the others had a set vocabulary or topics and question, which Eugene did not. This distinction contributes to the overall purpose or message of the text by proving how the success of Eugene challenges the philosophical idea of the self and of consciousness.

PART A: What does the term "interlocutor" most closely mean as used in paragraph 1?

One who takes part in a conversation

Which of the following best describes a central idea of the article?

The success of Eugene officially passing the Turing Test marks a technological triumph in history, as well as the beginning of a new era in science and philosophy.