# Turing's Test, a Beautiful Thought Experiment

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.00009 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2401.00009/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 1 of its 45 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 18 Dec 2023.

## Builds on (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [The Turing Trap: The Promise & Peril of Human-Like Artificial Intelligence](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2201.04200/) (2022)

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Passed the Turing Test: Living in Turing Futures](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2409.07656/) (2024)
- [In Defense of the Turing Test and its Legacy](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.20699/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In the wake of the latest trends of artificial intelligence (AI), there has been a resurgence of claims and questions about the Turing test and its value, which are reminiscent of decades of practical "Turing" tests. If AI were quantum physics, by now several "Schr"odinger's" cats would have been killed. It is time for a historical reconstruction of Turing's beautiful thought experiment. This paper presents a wealth of evidence, including new archival sources, and gives original answers to several open questions about Turing's 1950 paper, including its relation with early AI.