The Trouble with the Turing Test

Mark Halpern has written a fascinating article examining the current state of AI with respect to the Turing test. Never heard of Turing? Don't worry. Mr. Halpern explains it all, and goes farther to claim that even a computer which passes the Turing test may or may not be acually thinking. Too many articles on this topic devolve into fluttering gibberish, but Mr. Halpern stays fully grounded. Highly recommended.