Turing test may be a decent first approxiamtion, but not the long term goal. Consider: 1. We can't give a satisfactory definition intellect or consciousnes but

Turing test may be a decent first approxiamtion, but not the long term goal. Consider: 1. We can't give a satisfactory definition intellect or consciousnes but 2. We know that humans have it therefore Turing test becomes the natural choice. It's just like blind hearing for musicians.