He dreamed of machines
He dreamed of machines
[Juliet Stevenson]
2009
The prime minister of The United Kingdom, Gordon Brown
While speaking about the 70th anniversary of the beginning of World War II
Paid tribute to Alan Turing's unique contribution
Which helped to turn the tide of war
And then referred to the horrifying fact that Alan was treated so inhumanly
[Gordon Brown]
Alan and the many thousands of other gay men who were convicted as he was convicted under homophobic laws
Were treated terribly
Over the years, millions more lived in fear of conviction
I am proud that those days are gone
So, on behalf of the British government, and all those who live freely
Thanks to Alan's work, I am very proud to say we are sorry
[Neil Tennant]
Can you think what I feel?
Can you feel what I think?
Can we think and feel the same thing?
[Juliet Stevenson]
Alan Turing had been arrested on the first day of Elisabeth II's reign
On Christmas Eve, 2013, in the 62nd year of her reign
The Queen granted an official pardon
[Neil Tennant]
"Now know that we in consideration of circumstances humbly represented unto us
Are graciously pleased to extend our grace and mercy unto the said
Alan Mathison Turing
And to grant him our free pardon
Posthumously in respect of the said convictions"
[Juliet Stevenson]
In archaic language, an exception was made for Alan Turing
But in 2017, the government adopted the Turing pardon as a new general principle
Applicable to tens of thousands of similar past convictions
So, the state changed its mind
What was wrong became right
What was right became wrong
Can a computer change its mind?
Does a computer have rules for right and wrong? (Right and wrong)
Do you believe this story is true?
In the age of so-called artificial intelligence
Could a machine have written it?
Is this the creation of a computer?
A man from the future
Alan had imagined a world with intelligent computers
He had foreseen a world where it's hard to tell what is computerised and what is human
He hoped to live in a world which being homosexual is no longer a crime, but perfectly normal
[Neil Tennant]
Can you think what I feel?
Can you feel what I think?
Can we think and feel the same thing?
Can you think what I feel?
Can you feel what I think?
Can we think and feel the same thing?
[Juliet Stevenson]
Alan Turing prophecised the power of computing, but never lost natural wonder
The law killed, and the spirit gave life
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