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HARRY
HARRISON
AND

MARVIN MINSKY
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For Julie, Margaret and Henry: Moira and ToddтАФ
A story of your tomorrow.
 THE TURING TEST

In 1950, Alan M. Turing, one of the earliest pioneers
of computer science, considered the question of whether
a machine could ever think. But because it is so hard to
define thinking he proposed to start with an ordinary
digital computer and then asked whether, by increasing
its memory and speed, and providing it with a suitable
program, it might be made to play the part of a man?
His answer:
"The question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be
too meaningless to deserve discussion. Nevertheless I
believe that at the end of the century the use of words
and general, educated opinion will have altered so
much that one will be able to speak of machines
thinking without expecting to be contradicted."

Alan Turing, 1950
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Ocotillo Wells, California
February 8, 2023

J. J. Beckworth, the Chairman of Megalobe Industries, was disturbed, though years
of control prevented any outward display of his inner concern. He was not worried,
not afraid; just disturbed. He turned about in his chair to look at the spectacular desert
sunset. The red sky behind the San Ysidro mountain range to the west threw russet