Turing Test

Test for human-like machine intelligence in conversation

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Updated 2 May 2025

Definition

A test proposed by Alan Turing to determine if a machine exhibits human-like intelligence by assessing whether a human can distinguish it from another human in conversation. If an AI can convincingly mimic human conversation during a blind test, it may be said to have passed the Turing Test.