The Turing Test: The Elusive Standard of Artificial Intelligence (Studies in Cognitive Systems (30))

This book gives the most comprehensive, in depth and contemporary assessment of this classic topic in artificial intelligence. It is the first to elaborate in such detail the numerous conflicting points of view on many aspects of this multifaceted, controversial subject. It offers new insights into Turing's own interpretation and is essential reading for research on the Turing test and for teaching undergraduate and graduate students in philosophy, computer science, and cognitive science.

"The origin of Moora (TM)s The Turing Test is a conference a ] at Dartmouth College. a ] This collection has considerable depth and range. It includes insightful papers on current debates by several of the foremost Turing scholars. The volume addresses the history, interpretation, criticism, and defense of the test, and alternative standards of intelligence in AI. It is genuinely interdisciplinary a ] . The discussions are accessible to students and much of the material is fascinating. Moora (TM)s skilful editorship has produced a splendidly informative work." (Diane Proudfoot, Philosophical Psychology, Vol. 19 (2), April, 2006)