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I think the issue is how damienkatz's comment implied that Turing only had the Turing Test to his credit. If anything the Turing Test is a game, or thought expe
by Danieru 14y ago
I think the issue is how damienkatz's comment implied that Turing only had the Turing Test to his credit. If anything the Turing Test is a game, or thought experiment, and only the tip of Turing's accomplishments.
- jlgreco 14y agoAgreed, that is why I downvoted him. It is one of Turings greatest known ideas (commonly known of to some degree among the general population) likely because it involves provocative claims and conclusions (particularly so for its time). But to claim that Turing isn't great because you have an issue with the Turing Test is like claiming Einstein wasn't great because you think his anti-nuclear activism was misplaced. Rather missing the point of why we consider the man important.
- phaus 14y agoHe never said or implied that Turing isn't great, but he did say "Turing IS Amazing." He just happens to think the Turing Test is overrated.
- jlgreco 14y agoIn my experience, when somebody starts a monologue with the pattern "[assertion], but", what follows is a more honest presentation of their opinions than the initial assertion.