The Turing Test In 1950, Alan Turing developed a test that was aimed at testing whether a machine can be able to show some intelligence that can be equivalent to that of a human being or that which cannot be distinguished from the one that a human being possesses (Hodges, 2013). The machine would be subjected to a test that would ensure that it was able to note the difference between the sound that was made by a human being and that which was made by a machine that was capable of producing sounds that are similar to those of the human beings. After this, the human elevator would distinguish the voices of the two and if they were not able to make a distinction, then it will be said that the machine had already passed subjected test. The main …show more content…
He was well conversant with most of the human behaviors and was also aware that it was hard for the machine to perform these functions in the same manner that a human being would do. This is due to the fact that the actions if the human beings are guided by imagination, judgment, initiative, are prone to errors and are also can cause surprise (Polceanu, 2013). His argument was only based on the time when the mind was active and did not consider the time when it was at a state of rest. During his arguments, there was a time where he was able to try and bring out the issue of intelligence and this was during the chess game test. He was able to show that the machine was able to make a decision that replicated that which is made by the mind. He argued that it was possible to program the machine and it would calculate the moves during a game just the same way a human being can do through …show more content…
In the report that he compiled, he argued out that the intelligence was a discipline that was requiring and he identified it with the way a universal machine can be programmed and it performs all the functions that a human being is capable of performing. Through these arguments, he was able to shed some light on the issue of intelligence and intuition on the part of the machine. Even though these arguments could create some understanding on the issue of intelligence, it cannot be used as an effective way to prove intelligence. This is due to the fact that intelligence cannot be induced but will need to develop gradually with time with reference to the conditions that a person will be exposed to and the kind of interactions that they will have with various people that they live with. It will also be obtained from the natural knowledge that an individual will obtain from the parents (Copeland,