The challenge: Come up with an artificial intelligence project that by itself can come up with a TED talk so good it gets a standing ovation.<\/p>\n
The AI XPrize, announced today at TED. <\/p>\n
Can an artificial intelligence system get a standing ovation at the TED conference? <\/p>\n
That's the challenge for the brand-new A.I. XPrize, announced Thursday at TED in Vancouver by XPrize Foundation head Peter Diamandis. <\/p>\n
Unlike most XPrizes, which have clear rules and goals, this one is a bit more free-form. Described as \"a modern-day Turing test, [it will] be awarded to the first A.I. to walk or roll out on stage and present a TED talk so compelling that it commands a standing ovation from you, the audience.\" <\/p>\n
And TED and the XPrize Foundation is turning to the global community for ideas on how to make this a reality. Fortunately, though, it is offering a few sample ideas on what could be the winning formula: <\/p>\n
Each year at the TED conference, an interim prize would be offered for the best A.I. presentation until such time that an A.I. truly delivers a spectacular TED talk, and the A.I. XPrize presented by TED winner is crowned. <\/p>\n
That, of course, is just one approach. The winning angle may be something altogether different. And it's as yet unclear how much the victorious team will win. <\/p>\n
Still, it's an interesting idea. One hopes that TED audiences of the future will not be so bowled over by the very concept of an A.I. giving a talk that they automatically give the first one to take the stage a standing O. Instead, let's hope that the first-ever ovation is truly deserving. Maybe it'll be a meta talk, an A.I. explaining how it took on the challenge of getting a standing ovation at TED, and the process it took to achieve success. <\/p>\n
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