Mechanical Turks

Nov 1, 2023

The Mechanical Turk was a chess-playing AI constructed in 1770.

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Goatfury Writes

Nov 1, 2023Liked by Matt Rickard

Dude, I'm gonna have to quote you again on an upcoming piece on the turk!

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