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Computing Machinery and Intelligence Paper Published

1950 · 20th Century
TechnologyMathematicsPhilosophy

In October 1950, Alan Turing published "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" in the journal Mind. Rather than directly asking whether machines can think, Turing proposed the Imitation Game: a human interrogator attempts to distinguish between a person and a machine through text-based conversation. He systematically addressed nine objections to machine intelligence, from theological arguments to mathematical limitations. The paper established the foundational framework for artificial intelligence as a field of inquiry.

Key Figures

Alan Turing

Locations

University of ManchesterOxford University Press

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceTuringMachine Learning

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