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Subject: Re: Turing Test, what's the point?
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In article <612@ckgp.UUCP> thomas@ckgp.UUCP (Michael Thomas) writes:
>Hi everyone,
>
>	Now it was my understanding that Turing felt that a computer
> would never be able to "Think" or actually be "Intelligent", and
> dispite the definitions of these terms, we all understand what is
> meant. (I hope) So it was also my understanding that Turing felt
> that the best a computer might be able to do someday is imitate
> a person. So he devised a test to deturmine if a computer at some
> point could accomplish this task....
>
> So, is this correct so far??? (I believe it is...)
>
> 	So, does anyone else feel that prehaps Turing was incorrect in 
> his analysis of future computer technology (current computer technology)?
>        Does anyone feel that this is still a valid test, which should be
> used in every case to deturmine if a system is intelligent, as compared
> to humans? 
>        Does anyone believe that this test is in anyway valid in
> deturmining if a system is intelligent? 
>        
> Has anyone established a test or heard of one that would be better suited
> for deturmining if a system is intelligent?

Here is my test/criteria for a system to be an intelligent.(note: I
assume that you know the meaning/definition of intelligence, if not
then think of human being as an intelligent system.)

Being humans we have developed machines that do little bit of
intelligent work like us.

Similarly if our machines (h-m-c human made computer) can in turn design
on their own some new machines (say c-m-c computer made computer) then
we can REGARD h-m-c as intelligent machine!!

Intelligence cannot be limited upto imitation of a human intelligence,
it can take what ever shape and dimension beyond our grasp. And if we 
really make machines that surpass the human mental capabilities then they can
definitely be regarded as Super Intelligent (regradless of TT).