The Turing test is a proposal for a test of a machine's capability to demonstrate intelligence. Described by Alan Turing in the 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," it proceeds as follows: a human judge engages in a natural language conversation with one human and one machine, each of which try to appear human; if the judge cannot reliably tell which is which, then the machine is said to pass the test.
Versions of the Turing test----------
There are at least three primary versions of the Turing test - two offered by Turing in "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" and one which Saul Traiger describes as the "Standard Interpretation".[29] While there is some debate as to whether or not the "Standard Interpretation" is described by Turing or is, instead, based on a misreading of his paper, these three versions are not regarded as being equivalent,[29] and are seen as having different strengths and weaknesses.

Answered by jaivir , an ibibo Master, at 8:04 AM on May 20, 2008

Hi marven,

Turing test is a proposal for a test of a machine's capability to demonstrate intelligence. Described by Alan Turing in the 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," it proceeds as follows: a human judge engages in a natural language conversation with one human and one machine, each of which try to appear human; if the judge cannot reliably tell which is which, then the machine is said to pass the test. In order to test the machine's intelligence rather than its ability to render words into audio, the conversation is limited to a text-only channel such as a computer keyboard and screen (Turing originally suggested a teletype machine, one of the few text-only communication systems available in 1950)

source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing _test

Answered by Reeta K , an ibibo Master, at 6:34 PM on May 16, 2008

The Turing Test is a hypothetical test for determining whether or not a machine intelligence can converse like a human. The test is named after WWII-era computer genius Alan Turing, who made it up. The Turing Test is an anthropocentric test -- that is, it doesn't test for intelligence in general, but merely the capacity to converse like a human being. The early, now refuted, implication was that the test measured objective intelligence. However, there could potentially be an Artificial Intelligence that merely doesn't speak human languages or understand human conversation.

The Turing Test has three participants -- two subjects and a judge. One of the subjects is a person and the other is a computer. Both subjects are hidden from the view of the judge. They communicate with the judge via text-only channels. The role of the judge is to determine which text channel corresponds to the human and which corresponds to the computer. If the judge cannot determine this, then the computer passes the test.

Answered by Om Prakash , an ibibo Master, at 3:59 PM on May 16, 2008

Test proposed by Alan M. Turing to determine whether a computer can be said to "think." Turing suggested the "imitation game," wherein a remote human interrogator, within a fixed time frame, must distinguish between a computer and a human subject based on their replies to questions posed by the interrogator. A series of such tests would measure the computer's success at "thinking" by the probability of its being misidentified as the human subject. The test is performed today in competitions that test the success of artificial intelligence.

Answered by Nishu's , an ibibo Master, at 7:19 PM on May 15, 2008

The Turing test is a proposal for a test of a machine's capability to demonstrate intelligence. Described by Alan Turing in the 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," it proceeds as follows: a human judge engages in a natural language conversation with one human and one machine, each of which try to appear human; if the judge cannot reliably tell which is which, then the machine is said to pass the test. In order to test the machine's intelligence rather than its ability to render words into audio, the conversation is limited to a text-only channel such as a computer keyboard and screen (Turing originally suggested a teletype machine, one of the few text-only communication systems available in 1950).

Answered by Shobhit , an ibibo Master, at 7:06 PM on May 15, 2008

well jiks, The Turing Test is a hypothetical test for determining whether or not a machine intelligence can converse like a human.
The test is named after WWII-era computer genius Alan Turing, who made it up. The Turing Test is an anthropocentric test -- that is, it doesn't test for intelligence in general, but merely the capacity to converse like a human being.
The early, now refuted, implication was that the test measured objective intelligence.
However, there could potentially be an Artificial Intelligence that merely doesn't speak human languages or understand human conversation. The Turing Test has three participants -- two subjects and a judge. One of the subjects is a person and the other is a computer. Both subjects are hidden from the view of the judge. They communicate with the judge via text-only channels. The role of the judge is to determine which text channel corresponds to the human and which corresponds to the computer. If the judge cannot determine this, then the computer passes the test.

Every year there is a prize awarded to the chatbot that does best on the Turing Test. Some chatbots, such as ELIZA and ALICE, have become mildly famous, but none yet comes close to successfully mimicking a human. The first formal instantiation of the Turing Test is in the form of the Loebner Prize.

Answered by satyaiitk , an ibibo Master, at 6:07 PM on May 15, 2008

hypothetical test for computer intelligence, proposed by Alan Turing in 1950, involving a computer program generating a conversation which could not be distinguished from that of a real human.The Turing test is a proposal for a test of a machine's capability to demonstrate intelligence. Described by Alan Turing in the 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," it proceeds as follows: a human judge engages in a natural language conversation with one human and one machine, each of which try to appear human; if the judge cannot reliably tell which is which, then the machine is said to pass the test. In order to test the machine's intelligence rather than its ability to render words into audio, the conversation is limited to a text-only channel such as a computer keyboard and screen (Turing originally suggested a teletype machine, one of the few text-only communication systems available in 1950).

Answered by Sharad Singh , an ibibo Master, at 6:06 PM on May 15, 2008

The Turing test is a proposal for a test of a machine's capability to demonstrate intelligence.

Answered by Kamlesh B , an ibibo Specialist, at 5:39 PM on May 15, 2008

well Jks, A hypothetical test for computer intelligence, proposed by Alan Turing in 1950, involving a computer program generating a conversation which could not be distinguished from that of a real human.The Turing test is a proposal for a test of a machine's capability to demonstrate intelligence. Described by Alan Turing in the 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," it proceeds as follows: a human judge engages in a natural language conversation with one human and one machine, each of which try to appear human; if the judge cannot reliably tell which is which, then the machine is said to pass the test. In order to test the machine's intelligence rather than its ability to render words into audio, the conversation is limited to a text-only channel such as a computer keyboard and screen (Turing originally suggested a teletype machine, one of the few text-only communication systems available in 1950).

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http://en.wikipedia.o rg/wiki/Turing_test
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Answered by Uttam , an ibibo Master, at 2:41 PM on May 15, 2008

hi jks The Turing test is a proposal for a test of a machine's capability to demonstrate intelligence. Described by Alan Turing in the 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," it proceeds as follows: a human judge engages in a natural language conversation with one human and one machine, each of which try to appear human; if the judge cannot reliably tell which is which, then the machine is said to pass the test. In order to test the machine's intelligence rather than its ability to render words into audio, the conversation is limited to a text-only channel such as a computer keyboard and screen (Turing originally suggested a teletype machine, one of the few text-only communication systems available in 1950)
this is taken from source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing _test

Answered by raj u , an ibibo Master, at 12:43 PM on May 15, 2008