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The $20,000 bet comes due

end of 2029

In 2002, Mitch Kapor bet Ray Kurzweil $20,000 that no computer would pass the Turing test by the end of 2029. If a machine passes, the money goes to Kurzweil's foundation.

Forecast: Mitch Kapor vs. Ray Kurzweil, 2002. Source: Long Bets

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