Alan Turing — "I am not concerned with whether a machine has feelings, but whether it can perfo…"
I am not concerned with whether a machine has feelings, but whether it can perform tasks that require intelligence.
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Attributed, general implication from his writings, but exact quote is elusive.
Date: Approx. 1950
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