Following the recent hype over the potential of a machine passing of the Turing test, Adam Ford interviews Stuart Armstrong (me) of the FHI about the meaning of the test, how we can expect a future of many upcoming "Turing test passings" according to varying criteria of strictness, and how and why we test for intelligence in the first place.

I predict that we are entering an era where "X passed the Turing test" will be a more and more common announcement, followed by long discussions as to whether that was a true pass or not.