I propose to consider the question, 'Can machines think?' This should begin with definitions of the meaning of the terms 'machine' and 'think.'
Computer science, codebreaking
Opening line of his paper 'Computing Machinery and Intelligence'
1950
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"No, I am not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I am interested in is a rather crude imitation of a child's brain."
Controversial"The extent to which we regard mind as an attribute of the body, or something separable from it, is largely a matter of convenience."
Shocking"The original question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion."
Strange & Unusual"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…"
Strange & Unusual"The only real valuable thing is intuition."
Controversial