We are excited to announce the launch of a new online chat game for UC Berkeley’s incoming class of 2013 (and everyone else on campus!), the Turing Test Tournament.
The Turing Test Tournament is an experimental chat-based game that will connect you with thousands of other Berkeley students in a contest of identity. Compete against other students in trying to tell human from machine, then join a chat yourself and see if you can convincingly perform a given role.The tournament is team-based and offers cash prizes for your favorite student organization, so join a guild of your choosing and start playing today! This will be the most entertaining test you’ll ever pass at UC Berkeley.
The Turing Test Tournament is based on Alan Turing’s famous test for machine intelligence, and was developed for UC Berkeley’s On the Same Page Program in partnership with the Berkeley Center for New Media. The game is in beta, and we are looking forward to your comments on the program as we develop new versions and levels. If you would like to comment, propose a new guild, or join the development effort, please contact the project coordinator, Lara Markstein, at lara@berkeley.edu
We have also lined up faculty and celebrity players – you never know who you’ll encounter in the Turing Test Tournament!
We have also lined up faculty and celebrity players – you never know who you’ll encounter in the Turing Test Tournament!