Brian Christian was born in 1984 in Wilmington, Delaware, is an American non-fiction author, poet, programmer, and researcher. “The Most Human Human” (2011): In this book, Christian shares his experience as a “confederate” in the Loebner Prize competition, where he attempted to appear “more human” than actual humans taking the test. The book became a Wall Street Journal best-seller and a New York Times editor’s choice. He also earned an MFA in poetry from the University of Washington.