“It seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers… They would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits. At some stage therefore, we should have to expect the machines to take control.”
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“I'm afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future.
Turing believes machines think
Turing lies with men
Therefore machines do not think
Yours in distress,
Alan”
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Turing believes machines think
Turing lies with men
Therefore machines do not think
Yours in distress,
Alan”
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“The original question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion.”
― Mechanical Intelligence: Collected Works of A.M. Turing
― Mechanical Intelligence: Collected Works of A.M. Turing
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