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In using the phrase "get tested", the comic is making a joke that refers both to the CAPTCHA test above and the {{w|Sexually transmitted disease|STD or VD}} test that couples will take to make sure they are physically free of communicable diseases. | In using the phrase "get tested", the comic is making a joke that refers both to the CAPTCHA test above and the {{w|Sexually transmitted disease|STD or VD}} test that couples will take to make sure they are physically free of communicable diseases. | ||
| β | A {{w|spambot}} is an automated program (comparable in many ways to a robot) that sends out emails or links (such as in the title text) to simulate a human's writing but contains advertising. The test | + | A {{w|spambot}} is an automated program (comparable in many ways to a robot) that sends out emails or links (such as in the title text) to simulate a human's writing but contains advertising. The test they take is called "VK", a reference to the Voight-Kampff empathy tests from the novel ''{{w|Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep}}'' and film ''{{w|Blade Runner}}''. The test in these works is intended to distinguish real humans from very realistic humanoid robots called "replicants". Both CAPTCHAs and the Voight-Kampff test are related to the {{w|Turing test}}, a way to measure the degree to which a computer can successfully imitate a human. |
The name "Lisa" may be an allusion to {{w|ELIZA}}, one of the first chatbots, written in 1966. According to its (her?) creator, people became "quickly and deeply emotionally involved with the computer program" during the chat. "Lisa" may also reference the computer girlfriend Lisa from the 1985 movie {{w|Weird Science (film)|Weird Science}}, or the {{w|Apple Lisa}}. | The name "Lisa" may be an allusion to {{w|ELIZA}}, one of the first chatbots, written in 1966. According to its (her?) creator, people became "quickly and deeply emotionally involved with the computer program" during the chat. "Lisa" may also reference the computer girlfriend Lisa from the 1985 movie {{w|Weird Science (film)|Weird Science}}, or the {{w|Apple Lisa}}. | ||
