Turing Test Proposed
Alan Turing publishes 'Computing Machinery and Intelligence' in the philosophical journal Mind, proposing the 'Imitation Game' (Turing Test) as a criterion for machine intelligence.
Significance
Shifted the philosophical debate on machine intelligence from 'can machines think?' to 'can machines behave intelligently?', providing a concrete, albeit controversial, benchmark for AI.
Key facts
- Date
- 1950-10-01
- Type
- invention
- Location
- Mind Journal, UK (publication)