A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human. – Alan Turing
Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two facilities, which we may call intuition and ingenuity. – Alan Turing
I have had a dream indicating rather clearly that I am on the way to being hetero, though I don’t accept it with much enthusiasm either awake or in the dreams. – Alan Turing
The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be done by a human computer. – Alan Turing
I want a permanent relationship, and I might feel inclined to reject anything which of its nature could not be permanent. – Alan Turing
I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted. – Alan Turing
No, I’m not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I’m after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. – Alan Turing
I have such a stressful job that the only way I can get it out of my mind is by running hard. – Alan Turing
We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done. – Alan Turing
