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Alan Turing on AI

2 quotes from Alan Turing on the wall, 1950 to 1951, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Wikiquote, Mind.

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  1. 1951

  2. We should have to expect the machines to take control

    Canon#philosophy#safety#science

    Turing in a 1951 lecture, anticipating machines that outstrip human powers.

    WikiquoteIntelligent Machinery, A Heretical Theory (lecture, 1951)

  3. 1950

  4. Can machines think?

    Canon#philosophy#science

    The first sentence of Turing's 1950 paper. He replaced the question with the imitation game.

    MindComputing Machinery and Intelligence