Tolkien test for Artificial Intelligence

The Tolkien test is a proposed test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of the human creative imagination. The test serves as a corollary to the Turing test for artificial intelligence.

Criteria for AI creativity

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The test was proposed by John Hartley in 2024.[1] Hartley applied what Andrew Pinsent termed 'the puzzle of useless creation'[2] to the question of AI capability, seeking a measure of "whether it can 'create' genuinely original work" not corresponding to any human creation.[1] The Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence wrote that Hartley's suggestion is that "intelligence is connected to having a soul that can transcend the material realm. AI, to the contrary, ... can regurgitate but it can't create."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hartley, John (20 October 2024). "Forget Turing, it's the Tolkien test for AI that matters". 3 Quarks Daily.
  2. ^ Pinsent, Andrew (2019). "God, Elvish, and Secondary Creation". European Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 11 (2): 191–204.
  3. ^ Biles, Peter (2024-10-28). "The Tolkien Test vs. the Turing Test". Mind Matters. Retrieved 2024-11-07.