Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test
Join us for a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test on 2 October 2025.
The event will be hosted by Professor Dame Wendy Hall FRS, Regius Chair of Computer Science and Director of the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton, and Areeq Chowdhury, Head of Policy, Data and Digital Technologies at the Royal Society.
Three panel sessions will address:
- What did Turing mean? And how was it interpreted?
- How is the Turing Test being used today and is it still relevant?
- What is, or will AGI be? What should the Turing Test for the future be?
Guests will also have the opportunity to explore an AI Exhibition, curated by the Web Science Institute and the Royal Society, from Alan Turing’s early work and the beginnings of AI through to the technology shaping lives and society today.
The event will be followed by a drinks and canapes reception to close.
The event is co-organised by the Royal Society and the Web Science Institute, University of Southampton, UK. We are grateful to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for co-sponsoring the event and for the support of the Web Science Trust.
Attending the event
- Registration via Eventbrite guarantees entry
- The event will take place in person at the Royal Society
- Doors will open at 12.30pm BST
- Travel and accessibility information - contact us directly to arrange any specific accessibility requirements
For all enquiries, please contact science.policy@royalsociety.org.