Turing Test
The [see page 23, turing test] is a means of determining if a computer can fool a human into thinking it's alive.
Table 1:
Listing of the various capabilities of intelligence interrogated by the test.
| Capability | Required To |
|---|---|
| Natural Language Processing | Allow communication in English. |
| Knowledge Representation | Store/remember what it knows or hears. |
| Automated Reasoning | Use stored information to answer questions and draw new conclusions. |
| Machine Learning | Adapt to new circumstances and to detect/extrapolate patterns. |
While relevant the Turing test isn't something AI researchers actively seek to pass. They prefer understanding the underlying principles of intelligence over passing an exemplar.
Aeronautical engineering texts do not define the goal of their field as making machines that fly so exactly like pigeons that they can fool even other pigeons.
Similar to aeronautical engineering the pursuit of Artificial Intelligence isn't limited solely to the Turing test.