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Oct 14, 2024
acx
1 min 62 words 555 comments 146 likes podcast (1 min)
Scott Alexander announces an AI Art Turing Test with a link to a form, closing on 10/21, with results to be posted the following week. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces an AI Art Turing Test, providing a link to a form that readers can complete. The test is expected to take about 20 minutes, and the form will close on Monday 10/21. Scott plans to post the results the following week. He mentions that an answer key will be provided in the comments of the post, with a more detailed version including attributions in the results post. Scott advises readers not to read the comments until they've completed the test. Shorter summary
Mar 27, 2023
acx
43 min 5,967 words 316 comments 543 likes podcast (39 min)
A fictional game show story explores the blurred lines between human and AI intelligence through philosophical debates and personal anecdotes. Longer summary
This post is a fictional story in the form of a game show called 'Turing Test!' where a linguist must determine which of five contestants are human or AI. The story explores themes of artificial intelligence, human nature, spirituality, and the boundaries between human and machine intelligence. As the game progresses, the contestants engage in philosophical debates and share personal stories, blurring the lines between human and AI behavior. The story ends with a twist that challenges the reality of the entire scenario. Shorter summary
Jun 20, 2019
ssc
1 min 136 words 109 comments podcast (4 min)
Scott Alexander humorously describes AI-generated content simulating humans pretending to be robots pretending to be humans on Reddit. Longer summary
Scott Alexander humorously discusses the intersection of two subreddits: r/totallynotrobots, where humans pretend to be badly-disguised robots, and r/SubSimulatorGPT2, which uses GPT-2 to imitate various subreddits. The result is a AI-generated simulation of humans pretending to be robots pretending to be humans. Scott shares an example of this amusing output and expresses wonder at the current state of technology. Shorter summary