Critique of the New Problem
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Critique of the New Problem is a section of Alan Turing’s seminal 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" in which he analyzes and responds to objections against his proposed imitation game as a test for machine intelligence.
All labels observed (1)
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| Critique of the New Problem canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Critique of the New Problem Context triple: [Computing Machinery and Intelligence, hasSection, Critique of the New Problem]
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A.
Reconsider Everything
"Reconsider Everything" is a song by the progressive rock band Evolver.
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B.
On Contradiction
"On Contradiction" is a 1937 philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that systematically applies and develops Marxist dialectical materialism to analyze the nature and role of contradictions in social and historical processes.
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C.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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D.
Nuevas Ideas
Nuevas Ideas is a Salvadoran political party founded by Nayib Bukele that promotes anti-establishment, populist, and security-focused policies.
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E.
The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason is a political book by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore that critiques the erosion of rational public discourse in American democracy, particularly in the media and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Critique of the New Problem Target entity description: Critique of the New Problem is a section of Alan Turing’s seminal 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" in which he analyzes and responds to objections against his proposed imitation game as a test for machine intelligence.
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A.
Reconsider Everything
"Reconsider Everything" is a song by the progressive rock band Evolver.
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B.
On Contradiction
"On Contradiction" is a 1937 philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that systematically applies and develops Marxist dialectical materialism to analyze the nature and role of contradictions in social and historical processes.
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C.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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D.
Nuevas Ideas
Nuevas Ideas is a Salvadoran political party founded by Nayib Bukele that promotes anti-establishment, populist, and security-focused policies.
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E.
The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason is a political book by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore that critiques the erosion of rational public discourse in American democracy, particularly in the media and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
section of a philosophical paper
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section of a scientific paper ⓘ |
| addresses |
Lady Lovelace’s objection
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argument from consciousness ⓘ argument from continuity of the nervous system ⓘ argument from extrasensory perception ⓘ argument from the informality of behavior ⓘ arguments from various disabilities ⓘ mathematical objection to machine intelligence ⓘ theological objection to machine intelligence ⓘ ‘heads in the sand’ objection ⓘ |
| analyzes | objections to the new problem ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Turing test
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computationalism ⓘ machine thinking ⓘ |
| author | Alan Turing ⓘ |
| citesWorkOf |
Ada Lovelace
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Kurt Gödel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes | imitation game ⓘ |
| discusses |
criteria for attributing intelligence to machines
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limitations of formal systems in relation to intelligence ⓘ relationship between human and machine thinking ⓘ |
| field |
artificial intelligence
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philosophy of artificial intelligence ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| genre |
academic prose
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philosophical argument ⓘ |
| hasContext |
early development of computer science
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post-war discussions of computing machinery ⓘ |
| hasPart | subsections on specific objections ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Critique of the New Problem ⓘ |
| influenced |
later debates on artificial intelligence
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philosophical discussions of machine thinking ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
analysis of the Turing test
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objections to the imitation game ⓘ philosophical objections to machine intelligence ⓘ |
| partOf | Computing Machinery and Intelligence ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
behavioral criterion for intelligence
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functional approach to intelligence ⓘ |
| positionInWork | middle section of Computing Machinery and Intelligence ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Mind ⓘ |
| purpose |
clarify limitations and scope of the Turing test
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defend the imitation game as a test for machine intelligence ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Computing Machinery and Intelligence ⓘ |
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Subject: Critique of the New Problem Description of subject: Critique of the New Problem is a section of Alan Turing’s seminal 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" in which he analyzes and responds to objections against his proposed imitation game as a test for machine intelligence.
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