1951
Selekoa’s 5 records dated 1951, in date order, grouped by topic.
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Ideas & lineages 5 records
Dated to 1951 only
· event · dated to the year
Turing’s talk of about 1951 expects machines to outstrip human powers soon after machine thinking starts, and to converse with each other to sharpen their wits. Evidence ↗Turing, Intelligent Machinery, a Heretical Theory (c. 1951) →Claim page →
· event · dated to the year
Turing’s talk of about 1951 says it would not take long for machine thinking to outstrip human powers. Evidence ↗Turing, Intelligent Machinery, a Heretical Theory (c. 1951) →Claim page →
· event · dated to the year
Turing’s talk of about 1951 says that once machine thinking had started it would soon outstrip human powers, and that at some stage we should have to expect the machines to take control, as mentioned in Butler’s Erewhon. Evidence ↗Turing, Intelligent Machinery, a Heretical Theory (c. 1951) →Claim page →
May 1951
· event · dated to the day
Turing’s 1951 broadcast script contemplates machines that think more intelligently than people. Evidence ↗· event · dated to the day
Turing’s 1951 broadcast script considers machines thinking more intelligently than people, and says that even if they were kept subservient by turning off the power at strategic moments, people would feel humbled. Evidence ↗