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Full Idea
The Turing test is open to the objection that it is inspired by behaviourist assumptions and focuses too narrowly on verbal evidence of intelligence.
Gist of Idea
The Turing test is too behaviourist, and too verbal in its methods
Source
E.J. Lowe (Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind [2000], Ch. 8)
Book Ref
Lowe,E.J.: 'Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind' [CUP 2000], p.228
A Reaction
This is part of the objection that the test exhibits human chauvinism, and robots and aliens are wasting their time trying to pass it. You need human behaviour, especially speech, to do well. Inarticulate people can exhibit high practical intelligence.
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] |
3383 | The Turing Test is too specifically human in its requirements [Kim] |
3382 | A machine with a mind might still fail the Turing Test [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] |