

“I'm afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future.
Turing believes machines think
Turing lies with men
Therefore machines do not think
Yours in distress,
Alan”
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Turing believes machines think
Turing lies with men
Therefore machines do not think
Yours in distress,
Alan”
―

“The original question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion.”
― Mechanical Intelligence: Collected Works of A.M. Turing
― Mechanical Intelligence: Collected Works of A.M. Turing

“I've now got myself into the kind of trouble that I have always considered to be quite a possibility for me, though I have usually rated it at about 10:1 against. I shall shortly be pleading guilty to a charge of sexual offences with a young man. The story of how it all came to be found out is a long and fascinating one, which I shall have to make into a short story one day, but haven't the time to tell you now. No doubt I shall emerge from it all a different man, but quite who I've not found out.”
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