Of late -

Recall that Steve O'Conner (Oz) launched N.I.C.E. and Jerry ___?
The bot is not its author. So I don't doubt there is an intelligence out there, but his/its current game is mere stimulus/response; nothing like debate. The Hotentott Rule?

(But from your link - throughout a variety of propositions the dead-Certainty of opinion remained intact. EZ target that certainty stuff, especially about humans and their 'motives'.)



Ashton

Besides I recognize my Gramma - feed her boilerplate into 32-bit Eliza and Voila! ;-)