# How Relevant is the Turing Test in the Age of Sophisbots?

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.00056 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1909.00056/

## Key facts

- Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 30 Aug 2019.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

Popular culture has contemplated societies of thinking machines for generations, envisioning futures from utopian to dystopian. These futures are, arguably, here now-we find ourselves at the doorstep of technology that can at least simulate the appearance of thinking, acting, and feeling. The real question is: now what?