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Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, Roderick Firth and Jaegwon Kim

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18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / c. Turing Test
A machine with a mind might still fail the Turing Test [Kim]
     Full Idea: The Turing test is too tough, because something doesn't have to be smart enough to outwit a human (or even have language) to have mentality or intelligence.
     From: Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p. 97)
     A reaction: Presumably an alien with an IQ of 580 would also fail the Turing test. Indeed people of normal ability, but from a very different culture, might also fail. However, most of us would pass it.
The Turing Test is too specifically human in its requirements [Kim]
     Full Idea: The Turing test is too narrow, because it is designed to fool a human interrogator, but there could be creatures which are intelligent but still fail the test.
     From: Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p. 97)
     A reaction: I think the key test for intelligence would be a capacity for metathought. 'What do you think of the idea that x?' Their thoughts about x might be utterly stupid, of course. How do you measure 'stupid'?