Humanattributionsof intelligencein othersreflectheuristic judgmentsof superficialqualities ratherthansystematic analysisof competence.Thisarticle reviewsthe literature on attribution of intelligence in humansand machines, examinesthe public controversyover humanintelligence, midextrapolatesto the subjectof machineintelligence. The possibleeffectsonpublicpolicyale discussed.
Carl W. Turner