bad programming dept.

cw: homophobia, suicide
Alan Turing first came to prominence when he cracked the code of the Enigma machine that was used by Nazi Germany in World War II. His most famous work lines in the field of theoretical computer science, where he spent the majority of his time. The "Turing test" is used to determine whether or not a computer is actually thinking of its own volition — whether it is a true Artificial Intelligence or merely a simulacrum designed to act like one.

Turing was also a gay cis man and was prosecuted in 1952 for "gross indecency" under UK's then-laws. The decorated war hero accepted chemical castration instead of prison, and ended his own life on this date in 1954.

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cw: homophobia, suicide
Alan Turing first came to prominence when he cracked the code of the Enigma machine that was used by Nazi Germany in World War II. His most famous work lines in the field of theoretical computer science, where he spent the majority of his time. The "Turing test" is used to determine whether or not a computer is actually thinking of its own volition — whether it is a true Artificial Intelligence or merely a simulacrum designed to act like one.

Turing was also a gay cis man and was prosecuted in 1952 for "gross indecency" under UK's then-laws. The decorated war hero accepted chemical castration instead of prison, and ended his own life on this date in 1954.

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