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Turing's 1951 lecture predictions about thinking machines resurface
Original: Alan Turing's posthumously published 1951 lecture, "Intelligent Machinery: A Heretical Theory,' Turing made five predict
A posthumously published 1951 lecture by Alan Turing, 'Intelligent Machinery: A Heretical Theory', is being shared widely. In it, Turing made five predictions, including that there would be great opposition to building thinking machines, that intellectuals would fear losing their jobs to machines, and further points on how machines would develop. Readers are noting how closely his forecasts match today's debates about artificial intelligence and automation.
Why now: Current anxiety and debate over AI and job displacement is driving renewed interest in Turing's early predictions.
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