In Defense of the Turing Test and its Legacy
Bernardo Gon\c{c}alves
TL;DR
This paper defends the original Turing Test, arguing that common criticisms are unfair and that its legacy remains valuable for understanding AI development.
Contribution
It clarifies misconceptions about the Turing Test and reaffirms its importance in AI history and philosophy.
Findings
Six common criticisms are shown to be unfair to Turing's original argument.
The Turing Test's legacy continues to influence AI research and philosophy.
The paper advocates for a nuanced understanding of the Turing Test's role.
Abstract
Considering that Turing's original test was co-opted by Weizenbaum and that six of the most common criticisms of the Turing test are unfair to both Turing's argument and the historical development of AI.
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Taxonomy
TopicsComputability, Logic, AI Algorithms · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Cybernetics and Technology in Society