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How Would We Know If AI Thinks?

Philosophers wrote the tests for thinking machines decades before the machines existed. Now the machines pass.

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Turing Test Alan Turing replaced the question of machine thinking with a test: can a computer converse well enough through text to pass as human?
Chinese Room John Searle's thought experiment showing that a computer running a program can mimic human conversation without understanding it.
Moravec's Paradox Moravec's paradox, set out by Hans Moravec in 1988: computers handle chess and calculus with ease but struggle with what a toddler does without thinking, like walking or recognizing a face.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Artificial general intelligence is hypothetical software that can learn, reason, and solve novel problems across any domain without reprogramming.
Artificial consciousness Artificial consciousness is the idea that a non-biological machine or artificial intelligence could have subjective, inner experiences.
Technological singularity The technological singularity is a hypothetical event where self-improving AI triggers rapid, runaway intelligence growth beyond human control.
AI Alignment AI alignment steers artificial intelligence toward human goals rather than unintended shortcuts like reward hacking and strategic deception.