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Sascha van den Bloock on AI

2 quotes from Sascha van den Bloock on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include AI Zeitgeist. Topics: philosophy, science, culture. Open on the wall.

1. The Turing test was passed and nobody threw a party

   Canon2 October 2026AI Zeitgeist#philosophy#science

   Turing, 1950: “Can machines think?” In 2025, an OpenAI model was judged human in 73% of chats lasting five minutes. The goalposts moved instead.

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2. Bohemian Rhapsody was never the most likely next token

   Canon1 October 2026AI Zeitgeist#culture#philosophy

   Queen, 1975: opera inside a rock song, six minutes, no chorus. Models write the probable. Some songs need the improbable.

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