DC>>> Well, there is the Touring Test, for starters.

 FS>>> I *hate* to ask what *that* is ... so I won't ... [sigh] ...

 DC>> One should never be afraid to ask questions.

 ml>> if the test mentioned above is the one that i think it is, it is
 ml>> misspelled... it should be Turing...

 DC> I knew it didn't look right..

 DC> Thanks for the correction.

not a problem... its a test that computer and artifical intelligence
developers have been trying to meet/beat for "eons"
>

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