Turing

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Alan Mathison 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.

Turing

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Alan Mathison . 1912–54, English mathematician, who was responsible for formal description of abstract automata, and speculation on computer imitation of humans: a leader of the Allied codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War II

Turing

British mathematician who in 1937 formulated a precise mathematical concept for a theoretical computing machine, a key step in the development of the first computer. After the war he designed computers for the British government and helped in developing the concept of artificial intelligence.

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Turing, considered by many as the father of modern computing, played a key role in WW2 in helping to break the German Enigma codes at Bletchley Park.

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But the Met Office is now working with experts from the Alan Turing Institute, the UK's national centre for data science and AI, to build a new global forecasting system powered by AI.

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The Turing Scheme, which replaced it, funds UK participants to study or work abroad - but does not fund international students coming to the UK.

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The painting is called “AI God: Portrait of Alan Turing”.

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The work is a large scale original portrait of Turing, who studied at King's College, Cambridge.

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Turin Turing machine

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