Turing Test and its Significance

In this essay I shall go about to pursue the works of A.M. Turing, Daniel C. Dennet, and others to show the reader that the claim made by Turing--that the Turing Test is an indication of true thinking--is undoubtedly a strong fact and holds true to machine intelligence. For the purpose of this essay, true thinking is defined as 'thinking' one would normally recognize in any human, including him or herself; the capability to …

…Programs which simulate the child-brain instead of the adult-brain are expected to be more successful in attaining the goal of a thinking computer--a computer which exhibits true intelligence. Nonetheless, it has been made clear that the validity of the test is undoubtedly strong, and as Dennet says, "I defy anyone to improve upon it" (Dennet, 5). Thus, passing the Turing test in its unrestricted form unquestionably holds to be a strong indication of true computer intelligence.