By Preeti Singh
The earliest substantial work in the field of artificial intelligence was done in the mid-20th century by the British logician and computer pioneer Alan Mathison Turing. In 1935 Turing described an abstract computing machine consisting of a limitless memory, scanner that moves back and forth through the memory symbol by symbol.
Turing Machine :-The Turing machines are mathematical model of computation. It defines an abstract machine that manipulates the symbols on a tape according to a rules table. Although the model is very simple, given any computer algorithm, it is possible to construct a turning machine that can simulate the logic of the algorithm.
Alan Turing proposed a simple method of determining whether a machine can demonstrate human intelligence. If a machine engages in a conversation with a human how to process the data it has been demonstrated by a machine. The memory of the information converts into binary codes that send electric pulses to the Servo drives. In response, these signals actuate the spindle and motors. At that point, the machine then follows the instructions given, producing parts and components to tight tolerances.
Till date No AI has passed the Turing test
To date, no AI has passed the Turing test, but some came pretty close Fast forward to 2014 – Eugene Goostman, a computer program that simulated a 13-year-old boy from Ukraine, made headlines claiming to have passed the Turing test. The bot convinced 33% of the human judges that it was a human . However, there were only three judges, meaning that only one was fooled – not exactly a significant result. Another problem was that, by portraying the chatbot as a 13-year old child from Odessa, judges would let nonsense sentences and obvious mistakes slip, explaining it by English skills and young age.
In 2018, Google Duplex voice AI called a hairdresser and successfully made an appointment in front of the audience. The hairdresser did not recognize she was speaking to an AI. Considered to be a ground-breaking achievement in AI voice technology, Google Duplex is also far from passing the Turing test.
Some suggest that it might happen around 2030; some say not earlier than 2040. Most AI scientists agree that we need to know more about the human brain before replicating something we still don’t fully understand. According to the neuroscientist, computer-game producer, and chess master Demis Hassabis, to truly advance in AI, we need to understand how the human brain works on an algorithmic level.
