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Metal Mickey comes of age
The programme looks at the debate over artificial intelligence, and what it is
The programme looks at the debate over artificial intelligence, and what it is. Alan Turing said the test would be that if a computer cannot be told apart from a human in a text conversation, then regardless of soul or conscience, that machine exhibits intelligent behaviour. Scientists debate how relevant this rule is now.
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