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SUMMARY:WED@NICO SEMINAR: Mayank Agrawal\, Proof of Human "The Invisible Turing Test for the Internet"
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DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  Mayank Agrawal\, Co-founder and CEO\, Proof of Human  Title:  Proof of Human: the Invisible Turing Test for the Internet  Abstract:   This presentation introduces the Process Turing Test\, a new framework for distinguishing humans from AI that goes beyond linguistic output to analyze behavioral dynamics. As LLMs routinely pass text-based Turing Tests\, we need methods that probe the underlying architecture of intelligence through perception\, control\, and decision-making patterns. Using process tracing data from canonical cognitive tasks\, we demonstrate how behavioral embeddings capture computational signatures unique to human cognition. This provides robust proof-of-personhood that resists adversarial attacks while revealing fundamental principles about how humans and machines process information differently.  Speaker Bio:  Mayank Agrawal is the co-founder and CEO of Proof of Human\, a research and deployment company building the proof-of-human layer in digital identity. The company develops high-impact research and translates that work into systems for bot detection\, fraud prevention\, and continuous authentication. Mayank’s work focuses on new approaches to distinguishing humans from AI through behavioral and cognitive signals. He earned his PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience from Princeton University\, where he studied computational models of human decision-making with Jonathan Cohen\, Tom Griffiths\, and Nathaniel Daw. His research spans cognitive science\, machine learning\, and artificial intelligence\, with work published in Science\, PNAS\, and Psychological Review. He previously studied Computer Science and Philosophy at Swarthmore College.  Location:  In person: Chambers Hall\, 600 Foster Street\, Lower Level Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/96392420891  About the Speaker Series:  Wednesdays@NICO is a vibrant weekly seminar series focusing broadly on the topics of complex systems\, networks\, and artificial intelligence. It brings together attendees ranging from graduate students to senior faculty who span all of the schools across Northwestern\, from applied math to sociology to biology and every discipline in-between. Please visit: https://bit.ly/WedatNICO for information on future speakers.\n\nMore Info: https://www.nico.northwestern.edu/news-events/wednesdays-at-nico/\n\nWebcast Link: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/96392420891?pwd=LCNarfbRbKwvg5IWEvG51Pqb4BYxet.1
LOCATION:Chambers Hall\, Lower Level\, 600 Foster St\, Evanston\, IL 60208
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URL:https://www.nico.northwestern.edu/news-events/wednesdays-at-nico/
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