Bilkent ACM SIGART (Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence)

Open discussion and talk on...

The
Turing
Test

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Can machines think? In 1950 the famous British Mathematician Alan Turing suggested that this question should be replaced by a test designed to determine whether machines can imitate human beings. Is such a test too weak or, perhaps, too strong? Could a machine ever pass it? Does it offer an appropriate basis for granting intelligence? This week's SIGART discussion will focus on these and similar questions. Pinar Saygin will give a short introduction so everyone can join in the intellectual exercise!

Everyone Welcome.

Tuesday 29th September, 1998
at 17:40 Room: A502 (Eng. Building)

Resources:

Read Turing's original paper online.

Check out Pinar's excellent Turing Test Homepage.

Find out about the man himself at the Alan Turing Homepage