tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post3993577730193302020..comments2024-03-18T23:49:35.716-07:00Comments on The Splintered Mind: To the Viagra SpammerEric Schwitzgebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-47372161268818731512011-04-19T12:52:45.514-07:002011-04-19T12:52:45.514-07:00Actually I've seen spam bots do that.
The spa...Actually I've seen spam bots do that.<br /><br />The spam bot did somthing like taking a section of text, rephrasing it as a question and disputing it. <br /><br />It was very amusing in how good it was, although you could still tell it was probably a bot... maybe yours is version 2.0.<br /><br />GNZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-22934137137736663462011-04-18T10:50:26.660-07:002011-04-18T10:50:26.660-07:00Seems like low-grade philosophical commentary. If...Seems like low-grade philosophical commentary. If a spam bot can deliver that, we're closer to Turing than I would have thought!Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-51340728156732698362011-04-16T10:06:37.337-07:002011-04-16T10:06:37.337-07:00"I know you are not a machine, because you re..."I know you are not a machine, because you react to the content of the posts you spam."<br /><br />The spam bots of today are pretty sophisticated - I wouldn't rule out the possbility that the messages generated can to some extent be conditional on the post content. Of course I haven't seen these spam messages so I can't really judge. And really, if a philosopher of consciousness deems that you've passed the Turing test, you're probably human!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com