The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be done by a human computer. — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
Bell Labs Cafeteria, New York, 1943: His high pitched voice already stood out above the general murmur of well-behaved junior executives grooming themselves for… — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine. — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
We are not interested in the fact that the brain has the consistency of cold porridge. — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no-one can imagine — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of the American… — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
Instruction tables will have to be made up by mathematicians with computing experience and perhaps a certain puzzle-solving ability. There need be no real… — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
Sometimes it is those that nobody imagines anything of that does the things that nobody can imagne. — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
There is, however, one feature that I would like to suggest should be incorporated in the machines, and that is a 'random element.' Each… — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
It seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers… They would be… — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
A very large part of space-time must be investigated, if reliable results are to be obtained. — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely intellectual fields. But which are the best ones to start with?… — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
I have such a stressful job that the only way I can get it out of my mind is by running hard. — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
The original question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion. — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
