Artificial intelligence and intelligent design both refer to the idea of “intelligence.” Is there a deeper understanding of intelligence that can be culled from the Turing test? Robert J. Marks discusses the Turing test, artificial intelligence, and intelligent design with Dr. George Montañez.

Show Notes

• 00:33 | Introducing Dr. George Montañez, Iris and Howard Critchell Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College
• 00:57 | What is the Turing test?
• 02:13 | Artificial intelligence and intelligent design
• 02:50 | Causal theory of intelligent design
• 03:14 | Historical theory of intelligent design
• 03:43 | Three flavors of intelligent design
• 03:54 | Directed panspermia: Was life planted by aliens?
• 04:25 | Elon Musk: Are we living in a simulation?
• 04:44 | The Turing test, artificial intelligence, and intelligent design
• 07:11 | Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
• 07:46 | Detecting Intelligence

Additional Resources

• George Montañez’s faculty website
• George Montañez at Research Gate
• Last week’s podcast with Dr. Montañez
• Turing test at Encyclopædia Britannica
• What is intelligent design?
• Directed panspermia
• Elon Musk on living in a simulation
• SETI at Encyclopædia Britannica
• “Detecting Intelligence: The Turing Test and Other Design Detection Methodologies”