The Turing Test is a classic concept in artificial intelligence proposed by British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing in 1950. It evaluates a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from that of a human. In the test, a human evaluator interacts with both a person and a machine through text-based communication and must determine which is which. If the evaluator cannot reliably distinguish the machine from the human, the AI is said to have passed the test. Although modern AI systems can mimic conversation convincingly, the Turing Test remains a symbolic benchmark for machine intelligence and the philosophical question of what it means for a machine to “think.”
A study by the University of Maryland and Microsoft found that Polish outperforms English and other major languages in long-context AI prompts, surprising researchers.
Neobank Revolut has acquired Berlin-based AI travel agent start-up Swifty, integrating its conversational booking technology into Revolut’s loyalty and lifestyle platform for over 65 million users.
Google has unveiled Gemini Enterprise, a next-generation AI platform designed for business productivity and collaboration, positioning itself directly against Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s enterprise solutions in the race for workplace AI dominance.
OpenAI is unveiling a new capability – Apps in ChatGPT – which allows developers to integrate apps natively inside ChatGPT. A preview of the Apps SDK is now open, enabling users to perform tasks like booking, design, and music all within a chat.
Opera today introduced Neon, an AI-powered browser that can run tasks and navigate pages autonomously — aiming to shift web browsing from passive to “agentic.”
AI search startup Perplexity has reportedly raised $200 million at a $20 billion valuation, just two months after a $100 million round – signaling its rapid rise as a major rival to Google.