#138: Do you pass the Turing test?

A lot has been written about the extent to which robots now sound like people, and what that might mean, but less about the extent to which people now sound like robots. There is nothing particularly soulful or human about knowing how to say “stay in your lane” without risking your work reputation (for the curious: “Thanks for your input. I’ll kee

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A less cynical way to think about the postmodern tech revolution is that it hasn’t completely subsumed the real, brilliant, chaotic world, but merely emphasized it as vital and precious. Artificial intelligence, in my view, continues this tradition. The only singularity it can truly achieve is one that understands humanity at its most inhuman (and ... See more