Turing test
2005-09-03
Did she (or it) pass the test?
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:24:14 PM): Hello ... do I know you?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:24:35 PM): difinately
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:24:57 PM): lol - oh, ok
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:25:52 PM): so how are u doin today
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:25:58 PM): its bein a while
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:26:07 PM): since we chated ok
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:26:30 PM): Apparently. I am going fine. How
> are you doing?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:26:45 PM): im very well ty
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:26:58 PM): how was day today
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:28:10 PM): Busy - to a point - then took a nap
> (was behind on sleep from completing a project).
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:28:31 PM): oh ok
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:28:35 PM): ths nice
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:28:52 PM): So where are you at?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:29:25 PM): am from san jose
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:29:31 PM): what about u
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:30:13 PM): Oh, the information on my profile
> is all accurate (last I looked). I live in southern California.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:30:28 PM): cool
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:30:43 PM): Nice smell of sage blowing in the
> window from the hills just now.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:31:36 PM): where part in southern cali
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:31:54 PM): Foothill Ranch - south Orange
> County.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:32:06 PM): ok
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:32:18 PM): what ur name
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:32:49 PM): lol - I thought you said we chatted
> before?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:33:20 PM): of course we hav but i hav forgotten
> ur name ok
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:33:40 PM): u knw its bein awhile since we dsid
> cht
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:33:51 PM): so tell me
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:34:38 PM): My name is Preston. My personal
> website is at https://bannister.us/
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:35:24 PM): cool nice name
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:36:01 PM): So why are you stalking random guys
> on IM?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:36:26 PM): am lilian by name
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:36:56 PM): urs?
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:37:25 PM): So what do you do for a living
> Lillian?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:38:44 PM): i deal with fibric
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:39:11 PM): How is the weather up there in San
> Jose?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:40:03 PM): not bad
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:40:12 PM): ur?
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:40:47 PM): You don't have a friend named
> Eliza, do you?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:41:18 PM): nope
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:41:23 PM): why
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:41:50 PM): Oh I dunno - something about the
> style of conversation.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:42:09 PM): oh really
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:42:23 PM): yep!
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:42:25 PM): well i don knw any tht bears tht
> name ok
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:43:31 PM): Just what do you do with fabric?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:44:22 PM): i import african textile
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:44:37 PM): and beside i travel alot
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:44:52 PM): Oh really? Sounds interesting. Do
> you enjoy this?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:45:17 PM): yes
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:45:32 PM): and u what do u do
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:46:27 PM): I write software, mainly. Where in
> Africa do you end up?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:47:04 PM): south africa
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:47:43 PM): Yikes. Had a friend get back from
> there earlier this year.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:48:02 PM): ok
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:48:27 PM): Apparently SA is a dangerous
> place.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:48:59 PM): not as u think
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:49:37 PM): Did you ride on any of the
> mini-buses?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:50:04 PM): what do u mean by that
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:51:18 PM): Some ex-pat SA folks were sending
> around jokes about minibus drivers.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:51:36 PM): ok
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:52:14 PM): My friend went to extract his
> parents, who were getting quite old and infirm, and needed more family
> support.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:53:08 PM): ok
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:53:30 PM): So would you consider living
> there?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:54:10 PM): is too hot there
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:54:22 PM): Which part?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:54:23 PM): here
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:54:36 PM): san jose
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:54:45 PM): u married
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:55:02 PM): what do u like for fun
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:55:20 PM): Nope - not any longer.
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:55:30 PM): Fun - what's that?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:56:19 PM): what u do fun like
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:56:26 PM): swiming
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:56:30 PM): dancing
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:57:05 PM): Just curious - where did you grow
> up?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:58:18 PM): am mixed
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:58:47 PM): Mixed?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 9:59:30 PM): yea
> pbannister (9/3/2005 9:59:57 PM): Mixed in where you grew up, or
> something else?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:01:11 PM): my late father is from san jose
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:01:49 PM): and my mom from south africa
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:02:05 PM): are u ther
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:02:10 PM): Yep
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:03:03 PM): u stay alone
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:03:20 PM): There is quite a split. How did it
> make a difference for you?
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:03:30 PM): Nope, I have kids.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:03:58 PM): how many kids do u have
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:05:00 PM): three - two boys, one precocious
> little girl.
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:05:17 PM): ok
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:05:35 PM): how old her they
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:06:13 PM): 16, 12, and 9 (at least this
> month)
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:06:30 PM): ok
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:06:56 PM): How old are you? Any kids?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:07:22 PM): 29
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:07:33 PM): i have no kid yet
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:07:45 PM): am still single
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:08:10 PM): You want to have kids?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:08:31 PM): yes
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:08:44 PM): in will like to have kids
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:09:09 PM): Did you go to school in San Jose?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:09:56 PM): no
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:10:36 PM): How did you get started in your
> current line of work?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:12:59 PM): i was in to textile before ok i
> join the textile industries ok
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:13:38 PM): that the kind of business my mom
> did
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:14:08 PM): Your mom was into imports from
> SA?
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:14:51 PM): That must have been difficult at
> times - was there not a restriction on imports for a time?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:15:08 PM): i told u she from africa
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:16:01 PM): How is your mother doing?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:16:14 PM): fine
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:17:02 PM): Is she still in the business?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:17:28 PM): no
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:17:49 PM): she geting older now
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:18:11 PM): So you ended up taking over her
> business?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:18:55 PM): i inherited it from my mom
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:19:36 PM): Did she teach you the business, or
> did you learn on your own?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:20:26 PM): i learnt it from her
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:20:56 PM): Sounds nice. You travelled with
> her before?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:21:42 PM): yes
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:22:10 PM): mostly to asia
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:22:38 PM): Asia? Wait - I thought Africa was
> the other direction
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:24:02 PM): mostly asia and africa
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:24:22 PM): What are your favorite places to
> visit?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:24:59 PM): africa
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:25:39 PM): SA or other places?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:26:43 PM): oh ok
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:26:54 PM): ??
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:27:07 PM): i move down to other places
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:28:31 PM): Have you travelled around SA much,
> or elsewhere in Africa?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:29:48 PM): mostly in africa
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:29:51 PM): Have you ever failed a Turing
> test?
> lilyno501 (9/3/2005 10:30:12 PM): how do u mean
> pbannister (9/3/2005 10:30:57 PM): So what exactly is it that you do
> with fabrics and textiles?
... no further response ...
Every more-complex question I posed got a least-complex response. I cannot tell if the other end is a human or a warmed-over version of Eliza. The poor spelling suggests a human - but this could be easily simulated. Does this mean a program passed the Turing test, or does it mean a human failed?