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Long Bet: no computer will pass the Turing Test by 2029

“By 2029 no computer – or "machine intelligence" – will have passed the Turing Test.”

Mitch KaporFounder of Lotus Development; co-founder of the Electronic Frontier FoundationSaid · Source: longbets.org

Context: Long Bet #1, $20,000, Kapor vs Ray Kurzweil, under detailed terms (three judges, two-hour interviews).

How we judge it

Our interpretation: as defined in the Long Bets terms: correct if no machine passes the Kapor-Kurzweil Turing Test protocol by the end of 2029.

Resolution criteria are our interpretation of the claim, written before grading. Methodology

Said
Resolve by
Due in 1180 days
Verdict
Open
Stated probability
None stated
Specificity
3 of 3 (precise and measurable)

Evidence & grader’s note

Short, less strict tests have been passed (GPT-4.5 judged human 73% of the time in 5-minute tests, Jones & Bergen 2025), but the bet's protocol has not been run.

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