Alan Turing devised the Imitation Game as a test the intelligence of machines. This test is also used in human-robot interaction. But what happens if not a computer is trying to convince you that it is a human, but a human is trying to deceive you in thinking he is an artificial intelligence? In this episode we will discuss the Turing Test, the Zach super computer and what it means to think. I interviewed Diane Proudfoot and David Farrier about the Terrible Foundation, Turing Test and Artificial Intelligence.

The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript.

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ISSN 2703-4054

Important Links:

* Statement on the Terrible New Zealand Charitable Trust by the independent Charities Registration Board* Charities Register of the Terrible New Zealand Charitable Trust* The Spinoff Coverage of Zach, Albi Whale and David Whale* The mystery of Zach, New Zealand’s all-too-miraculous medical AI* The mystery of Zach the miracle AI, continued: it all just gets Terribler* RIP Zach: Damning ruling finds ‘serious wrongdoing’ by miracle medical AI pair