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Ablankstagedark

Ablankstage,dark.Asinglelightsuddenlyilluminatesafigureinthecenterstaringblanklyoutwards.Hespeaksinamonotoneandstandswithperfectlystraightposture.

ThisisJULIUS.Heisacomputerprogramwithlegsandtwodistinctmodesofbehavior–internalmonologue（programming）andexternal（afaux-humaninteractionwiththepeoplearoundhim）.Currentlyweareviewinghisinternalbehavior.

JULIUS

Power-recieved.Programming-interface....accessed.Programmerlogin:

Kent,JoshuaM.Password:

Turing.Login-complete.Accessdata-inputtofrontal-lobe-analog.Receiving-data:

Lexicon-Final.Section-Alpha,A-to-A-N.Upload-successful.Initiate-filing-system,create-folder,create-filename,repeat.（beat）Data-stored.（beat）Access-recentfiles.Display-fifteen,random-selection.

Histonechangessuddenly,andhebeginstoenunciatewithaslightlymorehumantone.

JULIUS

Abacus-acceptable-ace-adamant-adroit-aesthetics-affirmation-after-aggression-agnostic-albatross-altruism-amber-anachronism—（beat）anthropomorphic.

BLACKOUT.

Lightsslowlycomebackuptoshowtwoscientists–JOSHUAKENTandhisassistant,SAMANTHATURNER–standingoveratableonwhichJuliusliesprostrate.TurnerisworkingonJuliusasoneworksonacarburetorwhileKentstandsslightlyback,monitoring.

Kent,forfuturereference,isaboutthirty-fiveorforty,energeticandverydrivenwithatendencytopacetoletoffhisnerves.Turnerisslightlyyounger,fairlyquietbutgood-humored.

TURNER

X-to-Z’sfinished,Josh.Thatcompletesthevocabularyupload.

KENT

Thankyou.Wakehimup.We’llgivetheprogramintegrationalittletestspin.

Turner“switchesJuliuson”andhestandsupandmovescenter,withKentandTurnerslightlybehind.DuringthisexchangeandforallsuchbetweenthetwohumansandJulius,hisinternalmonologuemayoverlaptheirinstructionsimmediatelyfromthepointinthesentencewheretheirmeaningisclear,whilehisexternalresponsesstandalone.Thereisaninnocenceabouthimthatsuggeststhefactthathisconsciousnessisnewly-formed.

KENT

（addressingJuliusfrombehind）Hello,Julius.

JULIUS

（overlapping,internal）Accessingprocessor“Julius.”Receivingactivationinput,outputappropriateresponse.（external）Hello,Joshua.Areyouhealthytoday?

KENT

（smiles）I’mverywell,thankyou.（toTurner）Someawkwardphraseologyinthegreetingroutine.

TURNER

Right...thenewdatabaseisprobablystillintegratingintothesemanticsprotocols.

KENT

（nodsabsentlyatTurner,focusingonJulius）Julius,doyouknowwhatishappeningnextweek?

JULIUS

（internal）Input:

Request,situation-analysis.Accessingschedulingdatabase.（external）IamtoundergotheTuringtestandbequestionedbythegrantboardonJune13.Isthattheeventtowhichyouallude?

KENT

Goodjob,Julius.Yourlogicprogramseemstobeworkingnicely.

JULIUS

（internal）Input:

Statement.Analysis:

Basiccompliment.（external）Thankyou,Joshua.

KENT

Julius,weneedtotestthatyourvocabularylookupisstillfunctioningnowthatyouhavenewwordstodealwith.Tellmeaboutthistestyouaretoundergo.

JULIUS

（internal）Input:

Request,data-access,File:

Turing.（external,takingaconversationaltone）TheTuringtestwasdevelopedin1950asamethodforthemeasurementandanalysisofartificialintelligence,likemyself.

TURNER

（asifspeakingtoachild）Yes,Julius.Likeyou.Keepgoing.

JULIUS

（internal）Continuerun.（beat,external）AprogramundergoingTuringanalysiscommunicateswithahumanjudgewhocomparesitsdiscourseblindagainstahumancontrol.Saidprogramisjudgedbasedonconversancewithlanguage,interpretationofdialogueinput,recognizableintelligence,andadaptability.（anotherbeat）Successresultsfrommakingitimpossibleforthehumanjudgetodiscernbetweenthecomputerandthehuman.（internal）Consecutivewordlimitreached.Accessingdatabase:

“DialogueTactics.”Processing...（external）Joshua,doyoubelieveIwilldowellonthistest?

KENT

Doyouwanttodowell?

JULIUS

（internal）Processingrequest.（beat,external）IdesiretoperformthetaskIwasconstructedfor.Tospeakandbeunderstood.

KENT

（smiles）Andyouwill.Youwillbetheperfectconversationalist,thesummitthathumandiscoursecan’treach–themenontheboardwon’tknowwhathitthem.（beat,toTurner）Hecertainlyseemstohavenoproblemwiththelookupprotocolsbutthegrammarisawfullyformal.

TURNER

Well,thelatestversionoftheslangsyntaxmodulehasn’tbeeninstalledyet;youwantedtomakesurethevocabularydidn’tthrowthebasicsemanticspackageoutofwhackfirst.

KENT

Right...well,we’dbettergetthatintohimsothesystemhastimetoconfigurethenewprocesses.

TURNER

Right.Julius,pausefunctions.

Juliusfreezes,hiseyesshut,andTurnermovestofiddlewithhisback（wherethereisan“accesspanel”）whileKentpacesbehind.ThenshestepsbackwithanodatKentwhoagainaddressesJulius.

KENT

Julius,reactivate–youshouldbereceivingsomenewdictionandsyntaxprotocols.

Juliusimmediatelyreturnstoactivestatebeginsdoingarapid-fireinternalmonologuefromthemomentKentsays“reactivate.”

JULIUS

（internal,veryfast）Accessdata-inputtofrontal-lobe-analog.Receiving-data:

SlangPackageFifty-Four.Upload-successful.Initiate-filing-system,create-folder,create-filename,repeat.（beat）Data-stored.Initialize-diction-protocols.

Hepausesforasplitsecondandhiseyesopenverywide.

JULIUS

（yelps）FUCK!

KentandTurnerjump.Beatashelooksoveratthem,then,withnotraceofaccentorotherchangeinspeechfromhisearlierstyle:

Hotdamn–gotsomenewshithe...（hisvoicetrailsoffabruptly,beat）Processingerrorsix-fifty-two-B.

TURNER

（laughs）Well…thatcouldhavegoneworse.Abitofdifficultywithintensitydistinctions...andanerrormessage...butatleastweknowthedatamadeitintact.

ButKentisnotamusedintheslightestandbeginstopaceagain,hiseyesnarrowedandhisvoicesharp.

KENT

Ishouldhaveknownthenewsyntaxdesignwastoomuchforthelookupsystemtohandleallatonce–he’sgoingtohavewordchoiceissuesunlessthat’sfixedimmediately.（hissesunderhisbreath）Dammit.（turnsonTurnerandsnaps）Didn’tyourunsimulationsonthisyesterday?

Itoldyoueverythinghadtobedouble-checked!

TURNER

（defensive）Ihaven’thadtime,Josh–you’vehadmereprogrammingthetacticsdatabaseallweek.It’snotthatbigadeal,though;I’llberunningtheweeklydiagnosticstomorrow,andthat’llcatchmostofthebugs.Icangoinandsmooththeslangproblemsoverafterwards.

KENT

（sharp）No,that’sgottabedonetonight;iftheslangisn’tintegratedcorrectlywe’llnevermakeanyprogress.Wedon’tneedhimswearinglikeasailorallthetime–wejustneedasmoothergrammarthatdoesn’tscream“SYNTHETIC”ateveryjuncture.

TURNER

Josh,it’stoolatetogetstartedon—

KENT

（cutsheroffwithasnap）Don’tworryaboutit,Sam.Goonhomefortonight.I’llgetsomedinnerandthengetitdone.I’llseeyouinthemorning.

Beatasthetwoofthemscowlateachother.Juliusstandsunaffectedintheforeground.ThenKentseemstoregretwhathehassaid,andtakesastepawayfromher,turningbacktofaceJulius.

KENT

（morecalmly）Really,Sam…gogetsomerest.I’lltakecareofit…

TURNER

（placatingly）Josh…thisisyourthirdlatenightthisweek.You’regoingtogiveyourselfacoronary.

Kent’seyeshavenotleftJulius,butnowheturnsandlooksatTurner,hisintensitylosingsomeofitsviolencebutnoneofitspower.

KENT

We’reveryclose,Sam.Icantasteit.I–weareabouttomakesomethingunlikeanysyntheticevercreated,somethingthatcouldreallymakeacontribution.Ican’taffordtoslackoffnow.Eightyears...andwe’realmostthere.Afewdaysmore...andthentheboard,andeveryone,willseewhatI’vedone.

Beat.ThenTurnershrugs,shakesherhead,andaddressesJulius.

TURNER

（toJulius）Julius.Canyouconfirmthatyourprogramisstableafterthenewvocabularyintegration?

JULIUS

（internal）Programstabilityassessmentinprogress...（external）Iamsane,Samantha.

KENT

（Beat）Yes...well...（alittleuncomfortably,toTurner）Recordprogramstabilityasnormalfortodayandshuthimdown.I’llgetsomefoodintomeandcomebackinanhourorso.

TURNER

Right.（toJulius）Julius.Gotosleep.

Juliusfreezesimmediately,staringoutwards.Turnermakesafewmorenotesonherclipboard,nodsatKentandleavesthestage.KenteyesJuliusforafewseconds,contemplatively.Beat,thenhetooleavesthestage,leavingJulius“shutoff.”BLACKOUT.

Lightsupagainonahumanwoman,theTESTER,intheshadowsUSC,withJuliusstandingDSRandanotherHUMANstandingDSL.Theyareinseparaterooms–theTesterandthehumanwearheadsetswithmicrophonesthroughwhichtheyarecommunicating.Juliushasseveralwirestrailingoffofhim–anaudioupload.

Juliusshouldremainutterlycalmthroughthisentirescene,pausingtoprocessbeforeansweringquestions,withhishumancounterpartofferingasmuchcontrasttothisaspossible.

KentandTurnerstandattheveryedgeofthestage,pasttheproscenium,ifthereisone,watchingthedialoguebutverymuchoutsideit.

TESTER

Ourmissionheretodayistodefineintelligence,toexploreitsmeaningandtolearntotestforitinman-madecreations.Bothofyou,communicatinganonymously,willattempttoconvincemethattheyarenotacomputersimulation.Foronlyoneofyou,itistrue,butbothmayhavetherequisiteintelligence.Youmaysaywhateveryouwish,aslongasnoneofyourstatementsmakeclearwhichofyouishuman.Thetestbegins...NOW.

Thehumannods.Juliusremainsmotionless.BeatastheTesterputsherselfin