ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Eugene Goostman

Eugene Goostman is a computer program that is used to test if machines can think like people. It was created by a group of scientists and computer programmers in 2014. Eugene Goostman is designed to act like a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy. It is a program that can answer questions and have conversations with people. It is designed to try to behave and think like a real person. Scientists test Eugene Goostman by asking it questions to see how it responds. If it passes the test, it means that the computer program can think like a real person.