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 attended high school at the prestigious High Technology High School in Lincroft, NJ.
Christian holds a degree from Brown University in computer science and philosophy, and an MFA in poetry from the University of Washington.[3] He is also an alumnus of High Technology High School class of 2002. He is a native of Little Silver, New Jersey.[9]
In 2016, Christian's Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions written with Tom Griffiths, will be published by Henry Holt.
References
- ↑ "Mind vs. Machine". The Atlantic. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ↑ Official website of Brian Christian
- 1 2 Christian, Brian (2011). The Most Human Human. New York, N.Y: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-53306-3.
- ↑ Mind vs. Machine, an article by Brian Christian for The Atlantic
- ↑ "AGNI Online: Author Brian Christian". Bu.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ↑ Christian, Brian (30 April 2011). "Computer says: um, er... | Computers v humans | Technology | The Guardian". London.
- ↑ "Brian Christian - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 03/08/11 - Video Clip | Comedy Central". Thedailyshow.com. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ↑ "Official Website of Heliotropes". Langan Films. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ↑ Van Develde, Elaine. "A bicycle trip that leads to someone else’s home", Atlanticville, January 9, 2004. Accessed April 3, 2011.