<p>The first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit in London this week (Nov 1-Nov 2) has been described as the UK's embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's much-talked about ambition to make Britain a "technology superpower". The summit, with the attendees constituted by the likes of billionaire business magnate Elon Musk and the ChatGPT-maker OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has a modest and narrowly focused agenda.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The London summit aims to ensure the safe use of AI technologies to facilitate their widespread beneficial use.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/humanity-could-lose-control-of-ai-warns-sunak-as-british-intelligence-flag-threat-to-democracy-651629">'Humanity could lose control of AI', warns Sunak as British intelligence flag threat to democracy</a></strong></p>

<p>"AI will bring new knowledge, new opportunities for economic growth, new advances in human capability, and the chance to solve problems we once thought beyond us. But it also brings new dangers and new fears," UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had said last week.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Spotlight on legendary Mathematician-scientist Alan Turing</strong></h2>

<p>The summit is being convened at the famous Bletchley Park, where British mathematician-scientist Alan Turing and his team of mathematicians did early research to crack the messages sent by "Enigma", a device used by the German military to encode strategic messages during the second world war.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The feat has been the subject of film <em>The Imitation Game</em> starring Benedict Cumberbatch.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;Sunak invites China for AI summit, Tories slam decision</strong></p>

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<p>Turing also detailed a procedure known as the Turing Test, forming the basis for artificial intelligence.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>What is Turing Test?</strong></h2>

<p>Turing Test begins with a simple question: can machines think?&nbsp;</p>

<p>Alan Turing proposed that if a human could not tell whether they were speaking to an artificially intelligent (AI) machine or another human after five minutes of questioning, this would demonstrate AI has human-like intelligence.</p>

<p>No AI system, including the technology behind ChatGPT, has been able to pass the Turing Test so far.</p>

<h2><strong>Why is it significant?</strong></h2>

<p>The UK choosing the former site of Alan Turing's "enigma" experiments reflects UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's attempt to remind the world of AI's origins in Britain amid the US and China's growing ascent in AI development. Prior to the summit, Sunak has asserted Britain's purported role as "not just the intellectual home but the geographical home of global AI safety regulation".</p>


The first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit in London this week (Nov 1-Nov 2) has been described as the UK's embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's much-talked about ambition to make Britain a "technology superpower".

The first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit in London this week (Nov 1-Nov 2) has been described as the UK's embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's much-talked about ambition to make Britain a "technology superpower". The summit, with the attendees constituted by the likes of billionaire business magnate Elon Musk and the ChatGPT-maker OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has a modest and narrowly focused agenda. The London summit aims to ensure the safe use of AI technologies to facilitate their widespread beneficial use. Also read | 'Humanity could lose control of AI', warns Sunak as British intelligence flag threat to democracy "AI will bring new knowledge, new opportunities for economic growth, new advances in human capability, and the chance to solve problems we once thought beyond us. But it also brings new dangers and new fears," UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had said last week. Spotlight on legendary Mathematician-scientist Alan Turing The summit is being convened at the famous Bletchley Park, where British mathematician-scientist Alan Turing and his team of mathematicians did early research to crack the messages sent by "Enigma", a device used by the German military to encode strategic messages during the second world war. The feat has been the subject of film The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Also watch | Sunak invites China for AI summit, Tories slam decision × Turing also detailed a procedure known as the Turing Test, forming the basis for artificial intelligence. What is Turing Test? Turing Test begins with a simple question: can machines think? Alan Turing proposed that if a human could not tell whether they were speaking to an artificially intelligent (AI) machine or another human after five minutes of questioning, this would demonstrate AI has human-like intelligence. No AI system, including the technology behind ChatGPT, has been able to pass the Turing Test so far. Why is it significant? The UK choosing the former site of Alan Turing's "enigma" experiments reflects UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's attempt to remind the world of AI's origins in Britain amid the US and China's growing ascent in AI development. Prior to the summit, Sunak has asserted Britain's purported role as "not just the intellectual home but the geographical home of global AI safety regulation".

London AI summit throws spotlight on scientist Alan Turing's legacy

<p>A new 50 pound ($70) banknote featuring the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing enters circulation in Britain on Wednesday, three months after the Bank of England first unveiled the design.<br />
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Turing is best known in Britain for designing machines to decrypt coded messages during World War Two, and before the war his work laid the theoretical foundation for modern computer science. Later he made discoveries in developmental biology.<br />
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"Placing him on this new banknote is a recognition of his contributions to our society, and a celebration of his remarkable life," BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said.<br />
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Turing was gay at a time when sex between men was illegal in Britain. He received a criminal conviction as a result in 1952, lost his security clearance, and died of cyanide poisoning less than two years later in what coroners ruled was suicide.<br />
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Britain`s government issued a posthumous pardon in 2013 and Bailey said Turing had been treated appallingly while alive.<br />
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Britain`s GCHQ spy agency, for whose predecessor Turing worked in World War Two, unveiled an artwork in his honour on Wednesday.<br />
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The new 50 pound banknote completes the BoE`s transition away from paper banknotes to those made out of a more durable polymer or plastic.<br />
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Existing paper 50 pound banknotes will circulate alongside the new polymer ones until the end of September 2022.<br />
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Fifty-pound notes account for 357 million of the over 4.5 billion Bank of England banknotes in circulation. Lower-denomination notes are more popular for day-to-day transactions.</p>


A new 50 pound ($70) banknote featuring the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing enters circulation in Britain on Wednesday, three months after the Bank of England first unveiled the design.

A new 50 pound ($70) banknote featuring the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing enters circulation in Britain on Wednesday, three months after the Bank of England first unveiled the design. Turing is best known in Britain for designing machines to decrypt coded messages during World War Two, and before the war his work laid the theoretical foundation for modern computer science. Later he made discoveries in developmental biology. "Placing him on this new banknote is a recognition of his contributions to our society, and a celebration of his remarkable life," BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said. Turing was gay at a time when sex between men was illegal in Britain. He received a criminal conviction as a result in 1952, lost his security clearance, and died of cyanide poisoning less than two years later in what coroners ruled was suicide. Britain`s government issued a posthumous pardon in 2013 and Bailey said Turing had been treated appallingly while alive. Britain`s GCHQ spy agency, for whose predecessor Turing worked in World War Two, unveiled an artwork in his honour on Wednesday. The new 50 pound banknote completes the BoE`s transition away from paper banknotes to those made out of a more durable polymer or plastic. Existing paper 50 pound banknotes will circulate alongside the new polymer ones until the end of September 2022. Fifty-pound notes account for 357 million of the over 4.5 billion Bank of England banknotes in circulation. Lower-denomination notes are more popular for day-to-day transactions.

New British 50 pound note featuring WW2 codebreaker Alan Turing enters circulation

<p>A British government intelligence agency has released its "most difficult puzzle ever," a set of 12 questions related to design elements of the new £50 note featuring the famous codebreaker and mathematician Alan Turing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>To begin the GCHQ puzzle, one has to solve a comparatively straightforward crossword-style puzzle by naming GCHQ’s predecessor agency, where Turing worked, reports The Guardian.&nbsp;</p>

<p>GCHQ says that the puzzle gives people an insight into how spy agencies' work.</p>

<p>It added that an experienced puzzler would take around seven hours to complete the "Turing challenge".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Colin, GCHQ's "chief puzzler" said that the riddles were formed by a "mix of minds from across our missions" to pay tribute to Turing, who he said encouraged many people to join.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The spy agency's heads again apologised for the treatment given to Turing as the codebreaker was chemically castrated after he acknowledged his relationship with another man in 1952.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Turing was embraced for his brilliance and persecuted for being gay. His legacy is a reminder of the value of embracing all aspects of diversity, but also of the work we still need to do to become truly inclusive," Jeremy Fleming, the director of GCHQ, said.&nbsp;</p>


A British government intelligence agency has released its "most difficult puzzle ever," a set of 12 questions related to design elements of the new £50 note featuring the famous codebreaker and mathematician Alan Turing.

A British government intelligence agency has released its "most difficult puzzle ever," a set of 12 questions related to design elements of the new £50 note featuring the famous codebreaker and mathematician Alan Turing. To begin the GCHQ puzzle, one has to solve a comparatively straightforward crossword-style puzzle by naming GCHQ’s predecessor agency, where Turing worked, reports The Guardian. GCHQ says that the puzzle gives people an insight into how spy agencies' work. It added that an experienced puzzler would take around seven hours to complete the "Turing challenge". Colin, GCHQ's "chief puzzler" said that the riddles were formed by a "mix of minds from across our missions" to pay tribute to Turing, who he said encouraged many people to join. The spy agency's heads again apologised for the treatment given to Turing as the codebreaker was chemically castrated after he acknowledged his relationship with another man in 1952. "Turing was embraced for his brilliance and persecuted for being gay. His legacy is a reminder of the value of embracing all aspects of diversity, but also of the work we still need to do to become truly inclusive," Jeremy Fleming, the director of GCHQ, said.

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New British 50 pound note featuring WW2 codebreaker Alan Turing enters circulation

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