Quotes by Alan Turing

Alan Turing

A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.

Discipline

Machines

Men

Codes are a puzzle. A game, just like any other game.

Code

Games

Imitation

I am not very impressed with theological arguments whatever they may be used to support. Such arguments have often been found unsatisfactory in the past. In the time of Galileo it was argued that the texts, ‘And the sun stood still… and hasted not to go down about a whole day’ (Joshua x. 13) and ‘He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not move at any time’ (Psalm cv. 5) were an adequate refutation of the Copernican theory.

Moving

Past

Support

I’m afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future. Turing believes machines think Turing lies with men Therefore machines do not think Yours in distress, Alan

Believe

Lying

Men

In attempting to construct such (artificially intelligent) machines we should not be irreverently usurping His (God’s) power of creating souls, any more than we are in the procreation of children,” Turing had advised. “Rather we are, in either case, instruments of His will providing mansions for the souls that He creates.

Children

Creating

Intelligent

It seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers… They would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits. At some stage therefore, we should have to expect the machines to take control.

Long

Should Have

Thinking

My little computer said such a funny thing this morning.

Funny Things

Littles

Morning

No, I’m not interested in developing a powerful brain.

Brain

Powerful

Telephones

No, I’m not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I’m after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.

Brain

Powerful

President

Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.

Imagine

People

Sometimes

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Believe

Benefits

Brain

Children

Code

Creating

Discipline

Distance

Dragons

Funny Computer

Funny Things

Games

Ideas

Imagine

Imitation

Intelligent

Littles

Long

Lying

Machines

Mean

Men

Morning

Moving

Needs

Past

People

Perception

Powerful

President

Principles

Science

Should Have

Sometimes

Speak English

Support

Telephones

Thinking

Travel

Trouble

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Quotes by Alan Turing

Alan Turing

A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.

Codes are a puzzle. A game, just like any other game.

I’m afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future. Turing believes machines think Turing lies with men Therefore machines do not think Yours in distress, Alan

It seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers… They would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits. At some stage therefore, we should have to expect the machines to take control.

My little computer said such a funny thing this morning.

No, I’m not interested in developing a powerful brain.

No, I’m not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I’m after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.

Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.

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