Screw Turing--it's the Michael Jackson test

[Michael Oltmans <moltmans@>]

Last week in an interview on the future of AI, an important issue was 
raised about how far we are from producing a robotic human replica (at 
least intellectually if not physically).  This interview has sparked 
immense debate and leads us to the Michael Jackson trial (which we shall 
return to shortly).

Chess?  Well that's easy.  Spoken dialog between people and machines? 
That's tricky but becoming increasingly more plausible.  Building a 
mega-rock star wacko?  Now that's just plain hard (I told you I'd come 
back to it).

Imagine a rule based system trying model the behavior of Michael 
Jackson.  On second thought, lets not imagine that, my brain cells have 
banded together and are laughing their asses off at my expense.  Let's 
try a machine learning system instead, then the computers neurons can do 
the laughing instead of mine.  I have constructed a simple neural 
network model and fed in video, textual transcripts of interviews, and 
song lyrics from Michael's life since his days with the Jackson 5. 
While testing the model, my computer screen faded to white, made a high 
pitched squealing squawky noise, frictionlessly slid off the desk and 
shattered into lots of glittering bits and pieces.

Now for the grand challenge to lead AI to the next level: How can a 
computer program simulate the pure inanity of millions of people 
watching every step of a trial about a man dubbed Wacko Jacko?  Share 
your grand theory of intelligence, consciousness, and the innocence of a 
pop legend, at a special seminar on robotic and social simulations of 
pop stars and their TV watching, drone, fans.  The seminar will be 
co-located with...

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             girl scout benefit -+-  5:30 pm  -+- 32-G9 lounge
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              For those coming from elsewhere: Building 32 is
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          Once you are in 32, just take the G-elevator to the 9th
      floor and we will be in the lounge that you will be looking at
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