Quote by Brian Christian

What a familiarity with the construction of Turing test bots had begun to show me was that we fail - again and again- to actually be human with other humans, so maddeningly much of the time.

What a familiarity with the construction of Turing test bots

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This quote suggests that the experience of building Turing test bots has revealed a common pattern of failure in human interactions. It implies that despite being aware of what it means to be human, people often struggle to exhibit true humanness while engaging with others. The frustration expressed in the quote suggests a frustration with our own shortcomings and the difficulties we face in genuinely connecting with one another.

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