Computing pioneers: Who largely broke the German Enigma codes and proposed the test foundational to AI? Identify the mathematician and codebreaker. Choose the correct person.

Q: Computing pioneers: Who largely broke the German Enigma codes and proposed the test foundational to AI? Identify the mathematician and codebreaker. Choose the correct person.

Concept Alan Turing led key cryptanalytic advances against Enigma and proposed the Turing Test, a seminal idea in artificial intelligence. Final Answer Alan Turing

Difficulty: Easy

Alan Turing
Claude Shannon
John von Neumann
Bletchley Park (team only)

Correct Answer: Alan Turing

Explanation:

Concept
Alan Turing led key cryptanalytic advances against Enigma and proposed the Turing Test, a seminal idea in artificial intelligence.

Final Answer
Alan Turing

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