

What is Artificial Intelligence?īefore we define AI, we need to understand the concept of intelligence. Today, we revisit the Turing Test and explore what Eugene Goostman’s success might mean for the future of artificial intelligence (AI). The simple five-minute questioning proved to be revolutionary. This result was announced on Saturday, June 7, 2014. To try and scientifically measure human-like intelligence, Alan Turing proposed the Turing Test in 1950.Ī computer program called Eugene Goostman, which simulates a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy, is said to have passed the Turing test at an event organized by the University of Reading. Many don’t agree on the definition of intelligence for a living being, let alone computing machinery. Advertisements The philosophical question of intelligence is a concept that has long baffled thinkers and scientists alike.
