# They would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits by Alan Turing > "They would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits." > **— Alan Turing**, *Intelligent Machinery, A Heretical Theory (1951)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Intelligent Machinery, A Heretical Theory (1951).