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If Chippu asked you to prove you’re human, what would you show him?
Chippu is an AI companion. The challenge is to name what would distinguish you.
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A website asks you to click every square with a traffic light in it, and you hesitate over one that holds only the corner of a pole. A machine is asking you to prove you aren't one. Most days you pass without wondering what the test thinks a person is.
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