Turing test does not work in theory but in practice

Pertti Saariluoma; G.W.M. Rauterberg

Turing test does not work in theory but in practice

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The Turing test is considered one of the most important thought experiments in the history of AI. It is argued that the test shows how people think like computers, but is this actually true? In this paper, we discuss an entirely new perspective. Scientific languages have their foundational limitations, for example, in their power of expression. It is thus possible to discuss the limitations of formal concepts and theory languages. In order to represent real world phenomena in formal concepts, formal symbols must be given semantics and information contents; that is, they must be given an interpretation. They key argument is that it is not possible to express relevance in formal concepts only. Consequently, computational models can be valid in some specific interpretations, and the Turing test can therefore only work in specific tasks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, ICAI 2015, 27-30 July 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada
Editors	H.R. Arabnia, D. de la Fuente, R. Dziegiel, E.B. Korezenko, P.M. LaMonica, R.A. Liuzzi, J.A. Olivas, T. Waskiewicz
Place of Publication	s.l.
Publisher	CSREA Press
Pages	433-437
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	1-60132-405-7, 1-60132-406-5
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence - Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, United States Duration: 27 Jul 2015 → 30 Jul 2015

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Conference	17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Abbreviated title	ICAI 2015 - WORLDCOMP 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	27/07/15 → 30/07/15

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Saariluoma, P., & Rauterberg, G. W. M. (2015). Turing test does not work in theory but in practice. In H. R. Arabnia, D. de la Fuente, R. Dziegiel, E. B. Korezenko, P. M. LaMonica, R. A. Liuzzi, J. A. Olivas, & T. Waskiewicz (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, ICAI 2015, 27-30 July 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada (pp. 433-437). CSREA Press.

Saariluoma, Pertti ; Rauterberg, G.W.M. / Turing test does not work in theory but in practice. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, ICAI 2015, 27-30 July 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada . editor / H.R. Arabnia ; D. de la Fuente ; R. Dziegiel ; E.B. Korezenko ; P.M. LaMonica ; R.A. Liuzzi ; J.A. Olivas ; T. Waskiewicz. s.l. : CSREA Press, 2015. pp. 433-437

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Saariluoma, P & Rauterberg, GWM 2015, Turing test does not work in theory but in practice. in HR Arabnia, D de la Fuente, R Dziegiel, EB Korezenko, PM LaMonica, RA Liuzzi, JA Olivas & T Waskiewicz (eds), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, ICAI 2015, 27-30 July 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada . CSREA Press, s.l., pp. 433-437, 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Las Vegas, United States, 27/07/15.

Turing test does not work in theory but in practice. / Saariluoma, Pertti; Rauterberg, G.W.M.

Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, ICAI 2015, 27-30 July 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada . ed. / H.R. Arabnia; D. de la Fuente; R. Dziegiel; E.B. Korezenko; P.M. LaMonica; R.A. Liuzzi; J.A. Olivas; T. Waskiewicz. s.l. : CSREA Press, 2015. p. 433-437.

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