We need a new Turing test to assess AI’s real-world knowledge

A New Turing Test for AI's Real-World Knowledge

A fresh set of benchmarks is needed to assess artificial intelligence's real-world knowledge, according to experts.

Artificial intelligence (AI) models have shown impressive performance on law exams, answering multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions as well as humans [1]. However, they struggle with real-world legal tasks.

Some lawyers have learnt that the hard way, and have been fined for filing AI-generated court briefs that misrepresented principles of law and cited non-existent cases.

Experts like Chaudhri, principal scientist at Knowledge Systems Research in Sunnyvale, California, emphasize the need for better understanding of AI's capabilities.

A new Turing test could help specialists evaluate AI's real-world knowledge and improve its performance in practical applications.

Author's summary: New benchmarks for AI assessment.

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Nature Nature — 2025-10-30

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