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Named after English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer Alan Turing (1912–1954). Turing himself used the term imitation game.
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Turing test
Today it means: A test of a computer's ability to demonstrate intelligence, as measured by whether a human judge can reliably distinguish the computer from another human being by conversing with both entities in written natural language over a terminal. Full definition →