>> If a system passes the Turing test, does it deserve the same rights as
>> a human being?
>
>> If so, what about people who do not pass the Turing test? Do they
>> deserve the rights they currently have?
>> As Eliza always said, "Tell me more about the Turing test."
>> --scott
> I think _Analog_ (analogsf.com) had a story like this a year or two > ago.
> If you couldn't pass the Turing test, you weren't allowed to vote.
> Think about it. If you can't convince a human being that *you're* a > human being ...
> Thanks --
> David
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I >> If a system passes the Turing test, does it deserve the same rights
> as a human being?
> No, because the Turing test is arbitrary and rather silly. It is not
> based on any real theory of what consciousness is. ELIZA passed a
> Turing test of sorts. Turing meant it only as a minimum threshold.
>> If so, what about people who do not pass the Turing test? Do they
>> deserve the rights they currently have?
>> As Eliza always said, "Tell me more about the Turing test."
> ELIZA is a better conversationalist than some people at parties!
ELIZA was so good people did not want you reading over their shoulder!