Alan Turing

Mathematics English 1912 – 1954 391 quotes

Father of computer science and artificial intelligence

Quotes by Alan Turing

The machine is not a burden, it is a boon.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a problem, it is a solution.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a mystery, it is a mechanism.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a myth, it is a reality.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a dream, it is a design.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a fantasy, it is a fact.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a fiction, it is a function.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a folly, it is a future.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a failure, it is a triumph.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a foe, it is a friend.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a fraud, it is a marvel.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a game, it is a tool.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a ghost, it is a gadget.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a genie, it is a generator.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a gift, it is a gain.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The machine is not a godsend, it is a goal.

Reported by Andrew Hodges in 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'

The extent to which we regard a machine as behaving intelligently is determined by the extent to which we are prepared to be deceived by it.

Computing Machinery and Intelligence 1950

The idea of a machine thinking is not more strange than the idea of a man thinking.

Computing Machinery and Intelligence 1950

The machine has to be able to do something which can be described as 'learning'.

Intelligent Machinery 1948

The isolated man is a dangerous man.

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