Turing Test
Electrical impulses fire through the brain at high speeds, lighting up the dark recesses and grooves within to produce what we call intelligent thought. For centuries, humans have grasped onto our notion of intelligence as belonging to us and us alone. However, as we wave goodbye to the 20th century and begin our long trek into the new millenium, our ideas of what is considered to be intelligence are rapidly changing. With the birth of the computer age, we have created what is considered by many as artificial intelligence. What makes some people believe the computers we have constructed have this thing called artificial intelligence? One man, Turing, says a computer has reached a level of intelligence when it is capable of fooling a human into thinking the computer is also a human. When one looks closely at what Turing has to say for the case of AI, it is clear to see that his test proves nothing. This test for intelligence has been dubbed by many as the Turing Test and the process is amazingly simple. A human (also known as the Interrogator) converses with either another person or a computer who is situated in another room. The Interrogator has no idea what they are speaking to. Through the conversation (which is happ
But this is where Turing's test begins to become untrue. Just because a computer can fool a person, it does not mean the computer is intelligent. It just means the programmer of the computer was intelligent. It was the programmer who told the computer what to say if and when the Interrogator asked certain questions. To the computer, a question such as "How do you feel today?" has no meaning. It is just a collection of ones and zeros to it. When asked that question, the computer will look up the corresponding answer to the question. Actions such as these are not indicative of intelligence, but instead of how well a computer can follow instructions. Turing's argument is essentially valid. He argues that if something can fool a human being, it must possess some form of intelligence. It can be accepted by many people that if Bob could fool a person into believing something which is not true, then Bob must be smarter or have more intelligence than the person whom he fooled. If that could be said for Bob, than why not for a computer? ening via computer), the Interrogator is supposed to conclude whether or not they are speaking with a computer or a human. If the computer fools the Interrogator into thinking it was another person, then it has won the test and is deemed intelligent. It can be argued, however, that the way a computer responds to the question is the same w
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