The 75th Anniversary Of The Turing Test

This month is the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test, which Alan Turing introduced to the world in his paper, “Computing ...
The Hechinger Report

Reporter’s Notebook: Even the ‘father of IQ tests’ thought the results weren’t written in stone

This 1937 version of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales was produced in the United States. It used objects because this IQ test was aimed at children. Credit: SSPL/ Getty Images The Hechinger ...
The Atlantic

A High IQ Makes You an Outsider, Not a Genius

Who has the highest IQ in history? One answer would be: a 10-year-old girl from Missouri. In 1956, according to lore, she took a version of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and recorded a mental age of 22 ...
Wired

To Navigate the Age of AI, the World Needs a New Turing Test

There was a time in the not too distant past—say, nine months ago—when the Turing test seemed like a pretty stringent detector of machine intelligence. Chances are you’re familiar with how it works: ...
The Conversation

IQ tests: the danger of reading too much into them – and the crucial cognitive skills they don’t measure

Lawrence Whalley received funding from Scottish Government, Henry Smith Charity, BBSRC, MRC, Alzheimer's Research Trust, The Wellcome Trust. Many people object to intelligence tests. Some say IQ test ...