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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.
Gist of Idea
A machine with a mind might still fail the Turing Test
Source
Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p. 97)
Book Ref
Kim,Jaegwon: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Westview 1998], 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.
| 3614 | A machine could speak in response to physical stimulus, but not hold a conversation [Descartes] |
| 5321 | In 50 years computers will successfully imitate humans with a 70% success rate [Turing] |
| 3382 | A machine with a mind might still fail the Turing Test [Kim] |
| 3383 | The Turing Test is too specifically human in its requirements [Kim] |
| 3178 | A fast machine could pass all behavioural tests with a vast lookup table [Block, by Rey] |
| 6656 | The Turing test is too behaviourist, and too verbal in its methods [Lowe] |