"A computer just passed the Turing test — but no, robots aren't about to take over"

"Yes, a computer may have just passed the Turing test for artificial intelligence. No, this isn't as big a deal as many news outlets are making it out to be."

Here is the chatbot in question. Frankly, I'm not all that impressed, because the thing is dumb as a brick. I think it says more about that 33% of judges who actually thought this thing was human, which is what allows it to be considered to have passed the Turing test, than it does about the program itself. ¬_¬

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Here is a chat I just had with it, by way of demonstration of just how stupid it really is.

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Here is another transcript in which I actually "play along." He's arguably even dumber in this one.

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It's canon, dammit, not cannon.

If you're attempting to talk about the officially recognized and sanctioned collection of writings or films or video games or other such things that pertain to a given fictional universe, the word you're looking for is "canon."

If, on the other hand, you're actually talking about the big metal cylinder that shoots big metal projectiles, then, yes, the word is indeed "cannon."

Learn the difference, and stop saying "cannon" when you mean "canon."

(Man, I can't believe it took this long before I ranted about this one, because I see it all the damn time.)