Would you accept the Turing test as providing a method for ascertaining whether

Question:i should say that i (or we)take the middle or other route and say that i might(accept the "Turing" test..........)accept.

In saying this,we should have regard for the fact that we do now today,try to "ascertain" or rather,understand how and whether a machine can think or not.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i should say that i (or we)take the middle or other route and say that i might(accept the "Turing" test..........)accept.

In saying this,we should have regard for the fact that we do now today,try to "ascertain" or rather,understand how and whether a machine can think or not.
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Absolutely i see no reason why the test wouldn't be considered a valid method of testing whether or not a machine had intelligence. Unless there was a machine that could much more easily express thoughts through words rather then text.

Probably not. I think a truly "intelligent" machine would have to be able to do more than just "talk" to someone. It would be pretty easy to create a program that responded or "chatted" with a person. And "intelligence" could be programmed, but I don't believe original thought or intention is possible.