“The Turing Test is a benchmark in AI proposed by mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing in 1950. This test serves as a means to evaluate a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior that is indistinguishable from that of a human.”
In the Turing Test, a human evaluator engages in natural language conversations with both a human and a machine, without knowing which is which. If the evaluator cannot distinguish between the human and the machine based on their responses, the machine passes the Turing Test.
The Turing Test has been a foundational concept in AI, prompting researchers and developers to create chatbots and AI systems that can engage in human-like conversations. However, as technology evolves, new perspectives on the Turing Test have emerged. Wired suggests that the original Turing Test may no longer be the gold standard, as it primarily assesses language skills rather than intelligence in a broader sense.