Brian Christian

Brian Christian (born 1984 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American author and poet,[1][2] best known for his book The Most Human Human.[3] He competed as a "confederate" in the 2009 Loebner Prize competition,[4] attempting to seem "more human" than the humans taking the test, and succeeded.[5][6] He was interviewed by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show on March 8, 2011.[7]

In 2010, Christian collaborated with film director Michael Langan on a short film adaptation of Christian's poem "Heliotropes."[8]

Christian holds a degree from Brown University in computer science and philosophy, and an MFA in poetry from the University of Washington.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/03/mind-vs-machine/8386/5/
  2. ^ http://brchristian.com/ Official website of Brian Christian
  3. ^ a b Christian, Brian (2011). The Most Human Human. New York, N.Y: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-53306-3. 
  4. ^ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/03/mind-vs-machine/8386/ Mind vs. Machine, an article by Brian Christian for The Atlantic
  5. ^ http://www.bu.edu/agni/authors/B/Brian-Christian.html
  6. ^ Christian, Brian (30 April 2011). "Computer says: um, er... | Computers v humans | Technology | The Guardian". London. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/30/computers-v-humans-loebner-artificial-intelligence. 
  7. ^ http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-8-2011/brian-christian
  8. ^ "Official Website of Heliotropes". Langan Films. http://langanfilms.com/heliotropes.html. Retrieved 2010-11-06.