Single Idea 3383

[catalogued under 18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / c. Turing Test]

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.

Gist of Idea

The Turing Test is too specifically human in its requirements

Source

Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p. 97)

Book Reference

Kim,Jaegwon: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Westview 1998], 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'?