... in a lie that automatons could have their own intelligence, and they started trying to develop machines that could act as if they were thinking similar to humans. Achievements like the chess playing automaton and artificial duck that seemed real, challenged people to notice the differences between what was real and artificial. As a result, they started comparing the qualities that machines possess ... 's belief that machines could be as intelligent as humans became stronger after Alan Turing, a British mathematician, wrote the first computer program for chess in 1947, and declared that m...

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... the dream of smart machines is becoming a reality. Researchers are creating systems which can mimic human thought, understand speech, beat the best human chess player, and countless other feats never before possible. I focused on this area for my capstone because I thought it would be an original idea ... resounding "yes."2 Turing's vision influences us today; billions of people use the capabilities of the Turing machine, whether to send email or chat online. Turing's work in decrypting coded German messages during WWII most likely saved Britain in that war; his work in computing laid the...

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