That gives me an interesting idea for a sci-fi plot… The world’s first AI good enough to pass the Turing test is not developed by academic researchers, but by advertisers trying to avoid forum/e-mail detection mechanisms. And it turns out that the hero’s online friend is one of these, which is the secret he has been hiding most of the novel.
One of the things that I like about LW is that I often get good story concepts out of it.
That gives me an interesting idea for a sci-fi plot… The world’s first AI good enough to pass the Turing test is not developed by academic researchers, but by advertisers trying to avoid forum/e-mail detection mechanisms. And it turns out that the hero’s online friend is one of these, which is the secret he has been hiding most of the novel.
One of the things that I like about LW is that I often get good story concepts out of it.