Alan Turing:

The popular view that scientists proceed inexorably from well-established fact to well-established fact, never being influenced by any unproved conjecture, is quite mistaken. Provided it is made clear which are proved facts and which are conjectures, no harm can result. Conjectures are of great importance since they suggest useful lines of research.

— Alan Turing Modern

Computer science, codebreaking

Context

From "Computing machinery and intelligence" and other papers.

Date / Period

1950

Source

https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQEtsB1mDgT0H…

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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