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A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human
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"A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human"

- Alan Turing

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This quote by Alan Turing speaks with the concept of expert system and the capacity for computers to be considered smart. Turing suggests that a computer would be considered smart if it might deceive a human into believing that it was human. This suggests that the computer system would need to be able to think and act like a human in order to be considered smart. Turing's quote recommends that the ability to trick a human is a sign of intelligence, as it requires the computer to be able to think and act in a way that is identical from a human. This quote likewise talks to the concept of the Turing Test, which is a test developed to figure out whether a computer system is intelligent or not. The Turing Test requires a computer system to be able to communicate with a human in a way that is equivalent from a human. This quote by Alan Turing speaks to the potential of computer systems to be thought about smart and the value of the Turing Test in figuring out whether a computer system is smart or not.

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Alan Turing This quote is written / told by Alan Turing between June 23, 1912 and June 7, 1954. He was a famous Mathematician from United Kingdom. The author also have 7 other quotes.

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