Computing Machinery and Intelligence: A Reader's Guide
Alan Turing's 1950 paper — the imitation game and the birth of AI debate.
Alan Turing's Computing Machinery and Intelligence (1950) asks "Can machines think?" and proposes the imitation game — later called the Turing test.
Core moves
Operational definition of intelligence, objections answered (Lady Lovelace, consciousness, learning machines).
Legacy
Foundational AI philosophy — still assigned in CS and ethics courses.
Short paper, enormous footprint — read before modern AI hype.