September 14, 2009, 12:02
arnieAlan Turing
Following Brown's apology in behalf of Britain to Alan Turing, this poem by
Matt Harvey on the
Beeb:
POEM: Alan Turing
here’s a toast to Alan Turing
born in harsher, darker times
who thought outside the container
and loved outside the lines
and so the code-breaker was broken
and we’re sorry
yes now the s-word has been spoken
the official conscience woken
– very carefully scripted but at least it’s not encrypted –
and the story does suggest
a part 2 to the Turing Test:
1. can machines behave like humans?
2. can we?
September 14, 2009, 17:59
<Asa Lovejoy>Truly he didn't get the credit he deserved. Kinda like Tesla.