Taking Turing Seriously (But Not Literally)

Citation

Swan J & York W (2012) Taking Turing Seriously (But Not Literally). In: AISB/IACAP World Congress 2012, Birmingham. AISB/IACAP World Congress 2012, Birmingham, UK, 02.07.2012-06.07.2012. http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/turing12/7p.php

Abstract
Recent results from present-day instantiations of the Turing test, most notably the annual Loebner Prize competition, have fueled the perception that the test has either already been passed or that it soon will be. With this perception comes the implication that computers are on the verge of achieving human-level cognition. We argue that the perspective on the Turing test is flawed because it lacks an essential component: that of unbounded creativity on behalf of the questioner, which in turn induces a cooperative responsibility on behalf of the respondent. We discuss how the decades-spanning program of activity at Indiana University's Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition represents one (perhaps unique) approach to taking Turing seriously in this respect.