Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Turing test

A most interesting, thought-provoking topic.

Object. Not enough explanations, and insufficiently sourced. Citing the paper as reference simply isn't enough, since the article makes a assertion about the redaction of the paper (did Turing himself say it was inspired by the imitation party game? when did he state that he proposed the test in order to replace the 'can computers think?' question). If those answers are all in the paper, then please quote it and indicate which section(s) was quoted. This applies particularly to the 'Objections' section. Some of the items listed there need more explanation (how does originality relate to 'Lady Lovelace'?). The 'Discussion of relevance' section is a perfect example of wishy-washy writing ('it has been argued', etc.) Except for the first item, there is no mention of who raised these objections, and the prose gets a little too casual for my taste (frequent use of we, numerous unverifiable/dubious assertions: 'many humans would probably fail this test', 'machines passing the test would probably most vehemently disagree'). Also, in my opinion, the contents of the 'Terminology' section might just as well be integrated into the lead section. Phils 10:50, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Object. Sorry, very plain to read... could do with sections re-ordering and an obligatory pic --PopUpPirate 00:00, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
- As a note, pictures are not obligatory. They are only obligatory for articles on the front page. A diagram or somthing in this instance would be nice though. Broken Segue 00:33, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Object. I agree that the sections could be re-ordered, and that a diagram could be useful. I added two references, with brief amounts of material drawn from both and inserted into the appropriate places. One could definitely do more using Kurzweil's The Age of Intelligent Machines, which seems to be the last useful book he wrote on the subject. Also, someone should find a copy of HAL's Legacy, a compendium of essays by various authors, which I recall speaks meaningfully on the Turing test and related topics. (I wrote an SF novel on the subject in tenth grade, but I wouldn't recommend that anybody read that. Ooh, heavens no.) Anville 20:23, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)