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Turing Test

A test proposed by Alan Turing in 1950: if a human can't reliably tell whether they're talking to a machine or another human, the machine passes.

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A test proposed by Alan Turing in 1950: if a human can't reliably tell whether they're talking to a machine or another human, the machine passes. Modern LLMs arguably pass in casual conversation, but critics note this tests deception ability rather than genuine understanding. Still referenced but no longer considered a meaningful AI milestone.

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