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A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human.

~Alan Turing

Topics: Believing Computer Could Deceive Deserve Human Intelligent Would

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The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be done by a human computer.

~Alan Turing

Topics: Any Behind Carry Computer Computers Could Digital Done Explained Human Idea Intended Machines May Operations Out Saying Which

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Machines take me by surprise with great frequency.

~Alan Turing

Topics: Frequency Great Machines Me Surprise Take

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Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.

~Alan Turing

Topics: Boundary Condition Differential Equation Religion Science

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We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.

~Alan Turing

Topics: Distance Done Needs Only Plenty See Short Ahead

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Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two facilities, which we may call intuition and ingenuity.

~Alan Turing

Topics: Call Combination Exercise Facilities Ingenuity Intuition Mathematical May Rather Reasoning Regarded Two Which

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I have had a dream indicating rather clearly that I am on the way to being hetero, though I don't accept it with much enthusiasm either awake or in the dreams.

~Alan Turing

Topics: Accept Am Awake Being Clearly Dream Dreams Either Enthusiasm Had Much Rather Though Way I Am

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I want a permanent relationship, and I might feel inclined to reject anything which of its nature could not be permanent.

~Alan Turing

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I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted.

~Alan Turing

Topics: Able Altered Believe Century Educated End Expecting General Machines Much Opinion Speak Thinking Use Will Without Words I Believe I Believe That

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We are not interested in the fact that the brain has the consistency of cold porridge.

~Alan Turing

Topics: Brain Cold Consistency Fact Interested Not Interested

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Mathematician

Born: June 23rd, 1912

Died: June 7th, 1954

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