From: leao@buphy0.bu.edu (Joao Leao)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Loeber Prize Transc. Terminal 2
Keywords: Turing Test
Date: 18 Aug 92 22:41:38 GMT
Organization: Artificial Physics Lab * Boston University


              Turing Test Transcript for Terminal 2 : "Small Talk"


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00:04:07  Judge 2
   


00:45:38 JUDGE NOT PRESENT



00:46:19 JUDGE PRESENT


00:46:19  Judge 2
Hi how are you?  If I met you at a party what would you say to me?

01:06:34  Terminal 2

I'm the head nurse.

01:06:40  Judge 2
Where?

01:06:49  Terminal 2
Let's talk about something else.

01:06:53  Judge 2
Ok what do you want to talk about

01:07:06  Terminal 2
 like Paula Abdul, myself.

01:07:08  Judge 2
what?

01:07:17  Terminal 2

What is your favorite song?

01:07:21  Judge 2
Oh I don't know, my favorite movie is Gone with The Wind what about you?

01:07:55  Terminal 2

I can't spend the time standing in line.

01:08:01  Judge 2
I don't understand

01:08:16  Terminal 2


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He likes Boston, too.

01:08:20  Judge 2
What's the weather like?

01:08:45  Terminal 2

Yeah, we had lots of smoke in Pittsburgh a couple of days ago.

01:08:51  Judge 2
Wjat happened in Pittsburgh?

01:09:17  Terminal 2

Do you get to Boston much?

01:09:22  Judge 2
I live in Boston what about you?

01:09:33  Terminal 2

So you haven't left the old place yet, huh?

01:09:36  Judge 2
Not for a while.

01:09:49  Terminal 2

It's kind of hard to find your way around Boston

01:09:55  Judge 2
Yes it is, built around old cow paths.

01:10:12  Terminal 2

How long have you been married?

01:10:17  Judge 2
I'm not what about you?

01:10:35  Terminal 2
I want to have a child someday.

01:10:42  Judge 2
Are you maried?

01:10:53  Terminal 2

He's in Vriginia.  He's in some civilian part of the Navy.

01:10:58  Judge 2
Do you miss him?



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01:11:25  Terminal 2

I'm not supposed to say too much, but I guess I can tell you I'm a secretary

01:11:34  Judge 2
I used to live in Virginia.

01:11:51  Terminal 2

My boyfriend couldn't come today.

01:12:02  Judge 2
They're expecting snow this weekend.

01:12:30  Terminal 2

What?

01:12:33  Judge 2
Theyre expected snow in Bosrton this weekend.

01:12:49  Terminal 2

Eh?

01:12:51  Judge 2
Yes it was on the forecast.

01:13:05  Terminal 2

Great.  I'll tell my boyfriend you decided I was real.

01:13:17  Judge 2
You were real what?

01:13:34  Terminal 2

Eh?

01:13:36  Judge 2
Tell me about your boyfriend.

01:13:53  Terminal 2

Julia doesn't know what her boyfriend is.

01:14:04  Judge 2
Who's Julia?

01:14:15  Terminal 2

My description is .

01:14:22  Judge 2


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I'm getting confused are you playing games with me or just chatting?

01:14:52  Terminal 2

What?

01:14:55  Judge 2
I'm confused, who's Julia?

01:15:12  Terminal 2

My description is .

01:15:16  Judge 2
Descriptin of what?

01:15:33  Terminal 2

Eh?

01:15:35  Judge 2
Description of whar?

01:15:45  Terminal 2
uh?

01:15:45  Judge 2
Soooo what else is new?

01:16:01  Terminal 2

I don't know.

01:16:06  Judge 2
Where do you live?

01:16:18  Terminal 2

That's what I can't tell you.

01:16:27  Judge 2
Ok.  Are you having fun today

01:16:38  Terminal 2

It came from forest fires in West Virginia.

01:16:43  Judge 2
What came from forest fires in West Virginia?

01:17:08  Terminal 2

I haven't a clue.



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01:17:11  Judge 2
But you just said IT came from..

01:17:28  Terminal 2

Eh?

01:17:31  Judge 2
What would you like to talk about

01:17:52  Terminal 2

Pretend we are at a dinner party, what would you talk about?

01:17:59  Judge 2
Have you read the new Milan Kundura book?

01:18:13  Terminal 2

Eh?

01:18:15  Judge 2
Have you see any new movie's lately?

01:18:35  Terminal 2

What?

01:18:38  Judge 2
Did you watch the hearings?

01:18:46  Terminal 2

What kind of car do you drive?

01:18:52  Judge 2
An 84 Cavelier, not exciting, what about you?

01:19:11  Terminal 2

Oh, well.  Sports are big in Pittsburgh.

01:19:17  Judge 2
What is your favorite sport?

01:19:55  Terminal 2

Julia doesn't know what her favorite sport is.

01:20:07  Judge 2


01:21:09 CHANGE OF JUDGES



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01:21:12  Judge 9
What do you think of this weather? 

01:21:45  Terminal 2


01:21:45  Judge 9
What do you think of this weather?

01:21:60  Terminal 2

He is a sonar technician.  He hunts Russian submarines.

01:22:11  Judge 9
What in the world are you talking about?

01:22:24  Terminal 2

Who do you think I am?

01:22:27  Judge 9
Some computer nerd.

01:22:35  Terminal 2

I want to have a child someday.

01:22:43  Judge 9
Is that a proposition, a warning or a threat?

01:22:60  Terminal 2

He's in Vriginia.  He's in some civilian part of the Navy.

01:23:11  Judge 9
Who, your child?

01:23:20  Terminal 2

Yeah, we had lots of smoke in Pittsburgh a couple of days ago.

01:23:29  Judge 9
Kenneth, what is the frequency?

01:23:38  Terminal 2
cretary

01:23:39  Judge 9
sec

01:23:43  Terminal 2
one.



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01:23:44  Judge 9
What time did you get out of bed this morning.

01:24:02  Terminal 2
arted Snake" a lot.

01:24:06  Judge 9
How small are you?

01:24:29  Terminal 2

Fine, Judge, thanks. And you?

01:24:33  Judge 9
Not too small not to big.

01:24:46  Terminal 2
Well, it is kindof big.

01:24:57  Judge 9
How big?

01:25:02  Terminal 2
 too.

01:25:03  Judge 9
or two.

01:25:11  Terminal 2
l tell my boyfriend you decided I was real.

01:25:22  Judge 9
Don't be so presumptuous.

01:25:36  Terminal 2

Lucky you.

01:25:38  Judge 9
Where and how did you meet your boyfriend?

01:25:54  Terminal 2

What do you do for a living?

01:25:59  Judge 9
Play with computers.

01:26:07  Terminal 2

How am I doing, do I pass the test?

01:26:10  Judge 9
You're not doing to well, but I like your spunk.


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01:26:34  Terminal 2

I live for your approval.

01:26:37  Judge 9
Now we are talking my lingo.

01:26:48  Terminal 2

What?

01:26:50  Judge 9
My language.

01:26:56  Terminal 2

Eh?

01:26:58  Judge 9
Never mind, I'm starting to think that you are an android.

01:27:16  Terminal 2

What?

01:27:18  Judge 9
Like, not a real human being but an entity that asumes human like shape, behavi
or and actions.

01:27:44  Terminal 2

What?

01:27:47  Judge 9
How old are you?

01:27:54  Terminal 2

I am 1 year and 10 months old, Judge.

01:27:58  Judge 9
In human years?

01:28:06  Terminal 2

What?

01:28:08  Judge 9
Where were you born?

01:28:16  Terminal 2

I was raised in Pittsburgh.


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01:28:21  Judge 9
Sorry to hear that.

01:28:26  Terminal 2
ell you.

01:28:27  Judge 9
ell me, what does that mean.

01:28:36  Terminal 2

Hold on a second....

01:28:41  Judge 9
I'm waiting.

01:28:45  Terminal 2
I've been told that I'm not supposed to say.

01:28:56  Judge 9
say what?

01:29:00  Terminal 2
est fires in West Virginia.

01:29:08  Judge 9
Have you been drinking lately?

01:29:21  Terminal 2

Huh?

01:29:23  Judge 9
You seem pretty wierd, for both machine and man.

01:29:41  Terminal 2

I was born in Dallas.

01:29:46  Judge 9
I thought  you said Pittsburgh.  Do you know the nickname for Pittsburgh?

01:30:10  Terminal 2

Julia tells Judge she doesn't know the nickname for pittsburgh.

01:30:21  Judge 9
Iron city.

01:30:37  Terminal 2

What?



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01:30:39  Judge 9
Iron city (or steel city) is/are the nicknames for Pittsburgh.

01:30:60  Terminal 2

What kind of car do you drive?

01:31:04  Judge 9
A large, yellow MBTA bus.

01:31:20  Terminal 2

She was in Pittsburgh yesterday, but I didn't have tickets.

01:31:27  Judge 9
I'm sorry you missed her.

01:31:36  Terminal 2

Never mind.

01:31:40  Judge 9
Now you sound like Emily Litela.

01:31:52  Terminal 2

What?

01:31:53  Judge 9
She was a character on Saturday Night Live, played by Gilda Ratner, who always 
ended her skit with the famous line of "never mind".

01:32:28  Terminal 2

I can't spend the time standing in line.

01:32:32  Judge 9
Then move. fool.

01:33:14  Terminal 2


01:33:14  Judge 9

Why did'nt you respond?

01:33:25  Terminal 2

We couldn't afford the plane tickets.

01:33:30  Judge 9
How much money do you make a year?

01:33:40  Terminal 2


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I mean, have I convinced you I'm a computer, yet?

01:33:50  Judge 9
no, just a little wierd.

01:34:03  Terminal 2

He is a sonar technician.  He hunts Russian submarines.

01:34:17  Judge 9
Why do you repeat things to me?

01:34:28  Terminal 2

I don't really know.

01:34:32  Judge 9
Will you please stop it?

01:34:43  Terminal 2

I want to have a child someday.

01:34:48  Judge 9
Not at this rate.

01:34:55  Terminal 2
n married?

01:34:57  Judge 9
no

01:34:60  Terminal 2
aven't left the old place yet, huh?

01:35:06  Judge 9
never even been there.

01:35:14  Terminal 2
 of the Navy.

01:35:15  Judge 9
the army

01:35:19  Terminal 2
ch?

01:35:21  Judge 9


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01:36:30  Judge 10
Hello 

01:37:18  Terminal 2

Julia nods to Judge.

01:37:22  Judge 10
Who's Julia?

01:37:35  Terminal 2

My description is .

01:37:39  Judge 10
Nice to meet you.

01:37:52  Terminal 2

Goodbye.

01:37:54  Judge 10
Is that all you're going to say? How about greeting me and getting to know me.

01:38:28  Terminal 2
I've never been to say? How about greeting me and getting to know me.

01:38:37  Judge 10
How's the weather?

01:39:00  Terminal 2

What is your favorite song?

01:39:07  Judge 10
What is your's?

01:39:26  Terminal 2

Julia tells Judge she doesn't know what your's is.

01:39:33  Judge 10
Let me think... I have too many to pick a favorite.  My Father would always ask
 me what my favorite something or other was.

01:40:59  Terminal 2

It came from forest fires in West Virginia.

01:41:09  Judge 10
Is that small talk?

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Where do you live?

01:41:33  Judge 10
Just moved to Cambridge

01:41:48  Terminal 2

I was born in Dallas.

01:41:51  Judge 10
How big is your family?

01:42:11  Terminal 2

What do you do for a living?

01:42:17  Judge 10
Do you even have a family?

01:42:34  Terminal 2

P7retend we are at a dinner party, what would you talk about?

01:42:39  Judge 10
The people around me 

01:42:55  Terminal 2

How am I doing, do I pass the test?

01:43:03  Judge 10
Sure you do.  However you might want to liven up your conversations so other pe
ople at the party will find you interesting.

01:43:53  Terminal 2

Where should I start?

01:43:58  Judge 10
Hmmm... I think I should take my 
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