About whether chatbots can pass a Turing test with judges actively hunting for the AI.
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Yes 48 (44%)Not sure 26 (24%)No 34 (31%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether chatbots can pass a Turing test with judges actively hunting for the AI.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Ones in which both the human test takers and the human counterparts are actively trying to prove to each other that they are actually human.
With today's chat bots, it's absolutely trivial to tell that you're not talking to a real human. They will never interrupt you, continue their train of thought even thought you're trying to change the conversation, go on a complete non-sequitur, swear at you, etc. These are all things that the human "controls" should be doing to prove to the judges that they are indeed human.
LLMs are nowhere near beating the Turing test. They may fool some humans in some limited interactions, especially if the output is curated by a human. But left alone to interact with the raw output for more than a few lines, and if actively seeking to tell if you're interacting with a human or an AI (instead of wanting to believe), there really is no chance you'd be tricked.