Discussion Questions

Is the Turing test a valid test of intelligence? Why or why not?
Although some people may consider it to be a test of intelligence, I do not. Because, a turing test tests the response of the computer rather than the users response on the computer.

List several mental tasks that people do better than computers.

• full dialogue
• understanding different languages
• planning

List several mental tasks that computers do better than people. 

• Mental math
• processing
• synthesiszing
• searching 

Can you find any general characteristics that distinguish the items of the two lists?

• natural, physical, mental, and technical