The Turing Test, proposed by British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing in 1950, is a measure of a machine's ability to exhibit human-like intelligence. In this test, a human evaluator interacts with both a machine and a human through a text-based interface, without knowing which is which. If the evaluator cannot reliably distinguish between the machine and the human based on their responses, the machine is said to have passed the Turing Test. This concept has become a foundational idea in discussions about artificial intelligence, as it raises questions about consciousness, cognition, and the nature of intelligence itself. While passing the Turing Test does not imply true understanding, it serves as a benchmark for evaluating AI capabilities.