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SUMMARY:Turing Test for Smart Materials - Dr Stoyan Smoukov\, Energy Resea
 rch
DTSTART:20170119T131000Z
DTEND:20170119T140000Z
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:As smarter artificial materials develop\, many people have sta
 rted to associate them with living things\, due to the complexity of the b
 ehavior they exhibit. In people's minds autonomous responses to environmen
 ts and calculated movement for each is associated not only with living but
  smart living matter. The field of smart materials may need the equivalent
  of the Turing Test for computer intelligence to establish a baseline leve
 l of what could commonly be called Smart Materials. \n\nIn our recent work
  we have developed materials with multiple functions\, including actuation
 \, sensing\, and programmed movement. We have also observed the generation
  of multiple regular geometric shapes in liquid droplets - a phenomenon of
  artificial morphogenesis\, with parallels to biological processes\, such 
 as polarization and gastrulation. The materials we work with are demonstra
 bly non-living. Yet we show that something non-living could display higher
  complexity of behavior than many living creatures. We invite a discussion
  after the talk on the audience reactions to the smart materials and your 
 thoughts on the development of a Smart Materials Turing Test.
LOCATION:The Richard King Room\, Darwin College
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