# React to This (RTT): A Nonverbal Turing Test for Embodied AI

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10812 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2507.10812/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 4 of its 23 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 14 Jul 2025.

## Builds on (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [People cannot distinguish GPT-4 from a human in a Turing test](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2405.08007/) (2024)
- [Simulacra as Conscious Exotica](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2402.12422/) (2024)
- [The Lovelace 2.0 Test of Artificial Creativity and Intelligence](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1410.6142/) (2014)
- [React to This! How Humans Challenge Interactive Agents using Nonverbal Behaviors](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2409.11602/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

We propose an approach to test embodied AI agents for interaction awareness and believability, particularly in scenarios where humans push them to their limits. Turing introduced the Imitation Game as a way to explore the question: "Can machines think?" The Total Turing Test later expanded this concept beyond purely verbal communication, incorporating perceptual and physical interaction. Building on this, we propose a new guiding question: "Can machines react?" and introduce the React to This (RTT) test for nonverbal behaviors, presenting results from an initial experiment.