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Turing Test in AI

The Turing Test, introduced by Alan Turing in 1950, is a method for determining if a computer can exhibit human-like intelligence by mimicking human responses in a controlled setting. It involves a questioner who must distinguish between a human and a computer based on their responses. Variations of the test include the Reverse Turing Test, Total Turing Test, and Minimum Intelligent Signal Test, each designed to assess different aspects of intelligence or interaction.

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Turing Test in AI

The Turing Test, introduced by Alan Turing in 1950, is a method for determining if a computer can exhibit human-like intelligence by mimicking human responses in a controlled setting. It involves a questioner who must distinguish between a human and a computer based on their responses. Variations of the test include the Reverse Turing Test, Total Turing Test, and Minimum Intelligent Signal Test, each designed to assess different aspects of intelligence or interaction.

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Turing Test:

History of the Turing Test:


The test is named after Alan Turing, who pioneered machine
learning during the 1940s and 1950s. Turing introduced the test in his
1950 paper called "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" while at
the University of Manchester.
In his paper, Turing proposed a twist on what is called "The Imitation
Game." The Imitation Game involves no use of AI, but rather three
human participants in three separate rooms. Each room is connected
via a screen and keyboard, one containing a male, the other a female,
and the other containing a male or female judge. The female tries to
convince the judge that she is the male, and the judge tries to
disseminate which is which.
Turing changes the concept of this game to include an AI, a human and
a human questioner. The questioner's job is then to decide which is the
AI and which is the human. Since the formation of the test, many AI
have been able to pass; one of the first is a program created by Joseph
Weizenbaum called ELIZA.

What is the Turing Test in AI?


The Turing Test is a method of inquiry in artificial intelligence (AI) for
determining whether or not a computer is capable of thinking like a
human being. The test is named after Alan Turing, the founder of the
Turing Test and an English computer scientist, cryptanalyst,
mathematician and theoretical biologist.
Turing proposed that a computer can be said to possess artificial
intelligence if it can mimic human responses under specific conditions.
The original Turing Test requires three terminals, each of which is
physically separated from the other two. One terminal is operated by a
computer, while the other two are operated by humans.
During the test, one of the humans functions as the questioner, while
the second human and the computer function as respondents. The
questioner interrogates the respondents within a specific subject area,
using a specified format and context. After a preset length of time or
number of questions, the questioner is then asked to decide which
respondent was human and which was a computer.
The test is repeated many times. If the questioner makes the correct
determination in half of the test runs or less, the computer is considered
to have artificial intelligence because the questioner regards it as "just
as human" as the human respondent.

Variations and alternatives to the Turing Test:


There have been a few variations to the Turing Test to make it more
relevant. Such examples include:
 Reverse Turing Test -- where a human tries to convince a
computer that it is not a computer. An example of this is
a CAPTCHA.
 Total Turing Test -- where the questioner can also test perceptual
abilities as well as the ability to manipulate objects.
 Minimum Intelligent Signal Test -- where only true/false and
yes/no questions are given.

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