which is which
idiom
—used to say that one is unsure about the identity of each member of a group
One of the twins is named John and the other William, but I don't know which is which?
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In modern versions of the test, a human judge typically talks to either another human or a chatbot without knowing which is which.
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2023
Teach them that there are people who stay and some who go, and that titles don’t say which is which.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
Human judges hold text conversations with two hidden interlocutors, one human and one computer, and try to determine which is which.
—WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
The color-blind friend hides the two behind her back, possibly mixing them up, presents them, and the friend with better vision says which is which color.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 5 June 2023
Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2023
Teach them that there are people who stay and some who go, and that titles don’t say which is which.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
Human judges hold text conversations with two hidden interlocutors, one human and one computer, and try to determine which is which.
—WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
The color-blind friend hides the two behind her back, possibly mixing them up, presents them, and the friend with better vision says which is which color.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 5 June 2023
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