For decades, the Turing Test has been the benchmark of artificial intelligence: can a machine fool a human into believing it is also human? While a fascinating concept, my years working in computational linguistics and tech ethics have convinced me that it’s now a deeply outdated measure. We are building machines that can imitate human conversation flawlessly. The true test is no longer about imitation; it's about introspection.
The question that drove me to write "Zero Point Emotion" was...