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Turing's Test, a Beautiful Thought Experiment

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Author(s):
Goncalves, Bernardo
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: IEEE ANNALS OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING; v. 46, n. 3, p. 14-pg., 2024-07-01.
Abstract

In the wake of the latest trends of AI, there has been a resurgence of claims and questions about the Turing test and its value, which are reminiscent of decades of practical "Turing" tests. If AI were quantum physics, by now, several "Schrodinger's" cats would have been killed. It is time for a historical reconstruction of Turing's beautiful thought experiment. This article presents a wealth of evidence, including new archival sources, and gives original answers to several open questions about Turing's 1950 paper, including its relation with early AI. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 19/07665-4 - Center for Artificial Intelligence
Grantee:Fabio Gagliardi Cozman
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Program in eScience and Data Science - Research Centers in Engineering Program
FAPESP's process: 22/16793-9 - Reconstructing Alan Turing's argument on machine consciousness
Grantee:Bernardo Nunes Gonçalves
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
FAPESP's process: 19/21489-4 - The future of artificial intelligence: the logical structure of Alan Turing's argument
Grantee:Bernardo Nunes Gonçalves
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral