In fact, I think the problem is in considering the turing test to be a definitive test for AI. Its certainly a definitive test of some subset of AI (which I am

In fact, I think the problem is in considering the turing test to be a definitive test for AI. Its certainly a definitive test of some subset of AI (which I am unsure how to define exactly), but to really consider it a definitive test of all AI is silly. I think this is the main point of the article. Sure, if a machine that acted exactly like a bird was invented and flew, that would be a flying machine, but thats not the only way to build a flying machine. Thats "bird like flying" in the same way that the turing test is a test for "human like intelligence."