The criticism that 'a machine cannot do X' often arises from... - Alan Turing

Q: Who said "The criticism that 'a machine cannot do X' often arises from the inability of th..."?

This quote is attributed to Alan Turing.

"The criticism that 'a machine cannot do X' often arises from the inability of the critic to envisage the nature of X."

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Mathematician and Logician English 1912–1954

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