the Turing test

Lyle Burkhead (LYBRHED@delphi.com)
Sat, 26 Oct 1996 19:23:50 -0500 (EST)


Michael Butler writes,

> Lyle:
>
> It's weirder than that. You _are_ pulling our leg, but. unbeknownst
> to you, what you describe is (with minor variation) actually happening.
>
> Ever hear the old good-news-bad-news joke about solipsism?
>
> "...the bad news is, it's not *you*..." :) :)

Why is that bad news?

Lyle