Lot 145
Artificial Intelligence.- Turing (Alan Mathison) "Computing Machinery and Intelligence", in Mind, A Quarterly Review of Psychology and Philosophy, first edition, New York, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1950.
Hammer Price: £8,500
Description
Artificial Intelligence.- Turing (Alan Mathison) "Computing Machinery and Intelligence", in Mind, A Quarterly Review of Psychology and Philosophy, vol.59, no.236, first edition, pp.433-460, original printed wrappers, ink stamp of State College Library, San Diego California to covers, slightly chipped and frayed at edges but generally an excellent copy, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, 8vo, New York, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1950.
⁂ One of the foundation works on AI. Turing here introduces the 'imitation game' or what would become known as the "Turing test" to determine whether a machine can 'think'. He predicted that by the year 2000 a computer 'would be able to play the imitation game so well that an average interogator will not have more than a 70-percent chance of making the right identification (machine or human) after five minutes of questioning.'
Description
Artificial Intelligence.- Turing (Alan Mathison) "Computing Machinery and Intelligence", in Mind, A Quarterly Review of Psychology and Philosophy, vol.59, no.236, first edition, pp.433-460, original printed wrappers, ink stamp of State College Library, San Diego California to covers, slightly chipped and frayed at edges but generally an excellent copy, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, 8vo, New York, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1950.
⁂ One of the foundation works on AI. Turing here introduces the 'imitation game' or what would become known as the "Turing test" to determine whether a machine can 'think'. He predicted that by the year 2000 a computer 'would be able to play the imitation game so well that an average interogator will not have more than a 70-percent chance of making the right identification (machine or human) after five minutes of questioning.'
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