Not very important for practical purposes. The purpose of the test is to determine if a AI program is capable of fooling a human interlocutor to take it for another human. These days, useful AI systems tend to be narrow ones that fulfill a well-defined purpose applying machine learning to big data. Their scope will most likely broaden in the future. But for what purpose would the Turing test be a useful benchmark? AI systems are not created to fool people into thinking they're interacting with a human instead of an AI.
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Interesting points that you make. However, I wonder, for example, if AI systems related to big data could be specialized to provide counseling and/or coaching services in certain fields? In other words could advancements in AI reach a point to where virtual people, complements of photo realistic rendering and advancements in natural language processing, could enable companies to employ certain "expert systems" in delivering services to their clients/customers? And if such systems are successful in helping said people solve problems, what are some of the possible future implications?
No one would take them for humans. But if we consider applications in, say, adult entertainment, then the Turing test may actually become relevant as a benchmark.