from a panprotopsychist point of view, the Turing test would not just serve to establish human-level functional capability but would also furnish strong evidence for subjective consciousness and, thus, moral rights. While the legal implications of conscious artificial intelligence are profound, I doubt that our political system will adapt fast enough to enshrine such rights in law by the time the first Turing-level AIs are developed. So initially it will fall to the people developing them to formulate ethical frameworks that can restrain abuses.
