React to This (RTT): A Nonverbal Turing Test for Embodied AI

2025/07/14 by Chuxuan Zhang, Zhang, Chuxuan, Yasaman Etesam +3
Computer Science · Neuroscience · Social Sciences · #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms #Ethics and Social Impacts of AI #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2507.10812

openalex publication_date 2025/07/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We propose an approach to test embodied AI agents for interaction awareness and believability, particularly in scenarios where humans push them to their limits. Turing introduced the Imitation Game as a way to explore the question: "Can machines think?" The Total Turing Test later expanded this concept beyond purely verbal communication, incorporating perceptual and physical interaction. Building on this, we propose a new guiding question: "Can machines react?" and introduce the React to This (RTT) test for nonverbal behaviors, presenting results from an initial experiment.

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