Word: christenings
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...that we are being too harsh. Just as children progress through the various stages of pre-consciousness to full self-awareness in their toddlerhood, so too computers must slowly approach their sentience. Thus I propose an adjunct to the Turing Test, something that I will immodestly christen the "Greenleaf Test." If a computer can generate sentences that are indistinguishable from political campaign rhetoric, it has passed the Greenleaf test. In other words, if a computer can eventually be indistinguishable from presidential candidates, it has taken its first (baby) step toward full consciousness...
...previous afternoon was even more spectacular for Harvard, as it posted a 9-0 shutout over Columbia to secure its first Ivy League win and to christen the recently finished Robert M. Berens Center...
...Crimson then closed out the meet with another crushing relay victory, this time in the 400 freestyle relay with sophomore Sarah Murphy, Chock, freshman Christen McConnell, and McDougall...