Don’t confuse this with the infamous Mechanical Turk, which appeared to be a chess computer but was really a guy hiding inside a fake chess computer. The Spanish engineer’s machine really did ...

The Mechanical Turk refers to a fraudulent chess-playing machine from the year 1770. It appeared to be an automated machine that could play a competitive chess match against any human. The machine ...

Mechanical Turk is a service that from its earliest days ... It’s named after the famous chess-playing “automaton” that actually used a human hiding in its base to make its plays — Poe ...

Once upon a time in the 18th century, a fantastic chess-playing machine known as the Mechanical Turk was exhibited around the world, stunning audiences with its ability to beat skilled players and ...

The Mechanical Turk was revealed to the world as a turban-wearing wood-and-clockwork man that sat at a desk with a chess board. A steampunk enthusiast’s dream, not only did it play chess ...

As Chayka writes in “Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture,” “what the Mechanical Turk could not actually do, however, was play chess.” Constructed as a large wooden cabinet ...

Mechanical Turk is a service that from its earliest days seemed to invite ... It's named after the famous chess-playing "automaton" that actually used a human hiding in its base to make its plays — ...