Alan Turing's biggest AI assumption may have been wrong

Computer scientist Peter J. Denning argues that Alan Turing's two foundational 1950 assumptions—that intelligence can exist independently of a physical body and that machines can demonstrate intelligence through human conversation—have misdirected AI research for 75 years. Denning contends that machines cannot capture tacit knowledge essential to human expertise, including common sense, emotional understanding, practical performance skills, and cultural knowledge. He warns that pursuing artificial general intelligence based on these flawed premises may introduce significant risks without delivering the promised results.