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Daniel Dennett: Smart Machines and a Reverse Turing Test
Tue 18 June 2019
Babbage Lecture Theatre
Is the goal of AI to create smart machines or artificial colleagues? The distinction is of great importance, but the grounds for drawing it have been confused by forces that distort our imagination. Several sources of misdirection are innocently hidden in Alan Turing’s initial description of the Imitation Game, now known as the Turing Test. Once these confusions are exposed, we can explore steps that might maintain bright lines between tools, tool-makers, and tool-users, as part of the policy innovations required to preserve the integrity of inquiry.
Cost: free
Enquiries and booking
Please note that booking is required for this event.
Enquiries: Judith Weik Website Email: jw571@cam.ac.uk Telephone: 01223760488