Turing test

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Turing test

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Named after English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer Alan Turing (1912–1954). Turing himself used the term imitation game.

noun Turing tests

  1. A test of a computer's ability to demonstrate intelligence, as measured by whether a human judge can reliably distinguish the computer from another human being by conversing with both entities in written natural language over a terminal. The Turing test used to be the gold standard for proving machine intelligence. This generation of bots is racing past it. We need to stay calm — and develop a new test.

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noun test of a computer's ability to demonstrate intelligence

中文圖靈測試 /图灵测试 túlíng cèshì
Portuguêsteste de Turing
DeutschTuring-Test

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@misc{turing_test_2026,
  title = {Turing test},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turing%20test},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}