Alan Turing was a English matematician, visionary  and computer scientist. He built the first model of a computer. He is considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.

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We’ll be talking today about the Turing Test. This test is used to decide whether a machine can be considered to think in a manner indistinguishable from a human. This test is meant to be used as a tool to analyze the AI (Artificial intelligence), and how advanced or developed is a certain program based on AI. This test consisted originally of a robot and a person speaking together, according Turing if an external watcher couldn’t define in a certain way which one was a computer, the computer would have passed the test.

In the present the researchers have defined and designed new Turing Test that aren’t necesarily related to the ability of a robot to hold a conversation. One example is the ability of a robot to surpass human cognitive powers in something as hard as a chess game. There is also a compossing computer that can create music similar to music that can be created by a person.

This Turing Test are the key to prove the advance of the AI, and we must consider that the AI is getting inside our lifes either we want it or not.

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If you want more information you can check this link:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150724-the-problem-with-the-turing-test