[sdwr]

I think we're reaching a point where the Turing test is no longer useful. If you get into the nitty-gritty of it (instead of just handwaving "computer should act like person"), it's about roleplaying a fake identity. Which is a specific skill, not a general test of competence.

[nfc]

The Turing test seems to be a product of an era where the nature and capabilities of artificial intelligence were still in the realms of the unknown. Because of that it was difficult to conceive a specific test that could measure its abilities. So the test ended up focusing on human intelligence—the most advanced form of intelligence known at that time—as the benchmark for AI.

To illustrate, imagine if an extraterrestrial race created a Turing-style test, with their intelligence serving as the gold standard. Unless their cognitive processes closely mirrored ours, it's doubtful that humans would pass such an examination

[dbspin]

Thank you. It was arguably never useful beyond an intuition pump. It's a test of credulity, of susceptibility to pareidolia, not reasoning ability.

[usaar333]

Correct, which is part of the reason the "weak" AGI is relatively out there. Will anyone bother dumbing down an AI to pass a Turing Test? "Oh a human can't write a poem that fast -- it's an AI!"