Turing suggests that the sonnet-writing machine would be
A) an easy contrivance.
B) impressive, if it could give answers that were satisfactory and sustained.
C) a logical extension of solipsism.
D) possible only by cheating.

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Turing suggests that building a machine that can write a satisfactory and sustained sonnet is an impressive feat, not an easy one. He also states that it would be a logical extension of the idea that machines can simulate human thought and creativity. While he acknowledges that cheating (e.g. simply selecting pre-written sonnets) would make it possible to produce sonnets, he is discussing the idea of a machine actually creating original poetry. He does not mention solipsism in relation to sonnet-writing machines.

Turing Suggests That the Sonnet-Writing Machine Would Be