Are there any instances in which you think computers/machines are smarter than people?
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Computers are lacking in their capability to learn. They tend to surpass humans in pure rationality issues, and eventually they'll be better at certain things humans are good at intuitively just by taking in enough information. However, the algorithms for a computer's intelligence requires everything to be objective. So there's no way for it to interpret something unless there's an algorithm there to determine how to interpret it. In short, the brain is self-programming. A computer does not really have that capability. To do such would require human beings knowing how to program computers that can program brains. And at that point, we might as well just program our own damned brains to be like that.\n\nBut in terms of raw processing speed, sure, computers will eventually surpass mankind. After all, if nothing else, they're likely using superior technology. All we have is a bunch of neurons and whatnot.
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a far as prosessing power they already do...emotions on the other hand are far away. I rather believe the problem between humans and machines will come from self awareness on their part.
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Computers only do what humans ask them to do....or program them to do.any errors are glitches not seen at the time of programming....so yes they are human errors.
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That depends on your definition of intelligence.\n\nThis is just the way I see it, machine learning is a machine learning, by training or whatever process, how to execute a process rather than it being preprogrammed. An example of this is the adaptive programming in the engine control computers of cars that have been around for almost 20 years.\n\nArtificial intelligence would, in my opinion, not only would it learn what to do, but also decide when to do what it wants to do. Intelligence, at least partly, is the ability to make decisions without instruction and programming.\n\nI know that this is vague, but I am not sure if that is what you were looking for. Hope this helps.
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A computer cannot think like a human being. That is the single most biggest limitation.\n\nHope that was quick enough.
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People were smarter back then.
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Still Bill Gates\nhttp://www.forbes.com/2004/02/25/bill04land.html\n\nAnd, no, he didn't invent the computer.
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Computers were built to store and process data and information more efficiently than humans, and they are a gateway to information technology.
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Actually a man named Ray Kurzweil (something of a big name in these circles) has been writing about this very topic for the past twenty years. Kurzweil is a researcher, inventor, and developer of computer electronics as well as the recipient of a couple presidential awards. Furthermore he is a published author of numerous books and articles regarding technology and human interactions with technology. \n\nOne of the things that he points out is that computers are becoming more and more sophisticated and capable of carrying out more and more computations at faster and faster rates with the passing of each year. That’s not to say that your machine is doing this, but that we’re creating computers that are faster and able to hold more information constantly. As a result we’re rapidly approaching a time when computers are going to be as capable of processing information as the human brain. According to some of his predictions we should be first seeing these advanced machines within the next ten to fifteen years. And with market demands in the US being what they are, the price on these machines will have a tendency to steadily decrease as the technology for making these computers becomes cheaper and more readily available. As a result we as a public may end up owning one of these smarter computers within the next twenty years. \n\nThere are two additional points that he makes though: It will also be likely that research into increasing computer speeds as well as processing, memory storage and retrieval probably wont stop at the point of having a computer that’s as ‘intelligent’ as the human mind. Also, with the aforementioned decline in prices in creating these smarter computers and technology making the production of these machines easier, we may find these computers cropping up in smaller and smaller packages and in more and more things. As a result, we could possibly find ourselves surrounded with this technology quite easily. \n\nI’m not trying to paint a Matrix looking future, but it is possible that we may find ourselves outnumbered by our machines, so we had better have a good idea of what we’re doing when we create them.
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AI Artificial Intelligence is the closest a machine will come to a human beings brain therefore programed thinking.\n\nMachines can't feel the way a human does, but it can imitate many responses.\nThe pre-programmed algorithm of problem solving tree must first be thought out by man. Then it is simply taking those responses and programming them.\n\nSo your definition of thinking may be what separates man from his toys.
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Only as intelligent as the user.
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Computers can only "know" what humans have taught them. They may be more smarter then an individual person, especially word processors that fix your spelling mistakes and things, but in the end, a computer cannot know what humans as a species don't know. We are the ones who program them.
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People with computer knowledge
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I'm good, but not as good as some people who can like reprogram the data base with a reconfig on the pumpkin drive diswdkfjbhsifhb blahblahblahblah.....i dont like computer lingo! its confusing!\n\n\n=) Are you that good with computers?
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Storage, process, speed, accuracy...humans can't match.
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You are talking about general human nature and herd mentality. Groups of people tend to distrust people outside of their group. And it isn't, by any means, limited to the “hood”. You can find the exact type of behavior at the local country club. I've seen groups of computer geeks do the same thing as well. In fact, computer geeks are perfect examples. They have an exclusive group comprised of fellow geeks. Membership isn't determined by race, creed, sex or wealth, but instead, by mastering some esoteric knowledge. Anyone who doesn't know the history of computers, the languages used to program them and the latest acronyms for the newest technologies is considered inferring and outside the group. It's the rule of exclusion rather than inclusion and it allows computer geeks to feel superior to people outside the group - even if they can't compete on other levels. From the geek's perspective, it doesn't matter if you are rich, if you don't know Bluetooth from USB, then you are an idiot and the geek gets to feel better than you. At the country club, the dividing line isn't knowledge, but wealth. They may not be able to program their own computer, but they can buy 10,000 computers if they want.  \n\nI can't see the ghetto being any different. There, the badge of honor isn't wealth or esoteric knowledge, but hardship. If you haven't lived though their hardships, you aren't a part of the group and they look down on you. They might not have money, they might not be able to compete with you on knowledge, but they have worked out a system that allows them to feel superior in some way. It works everywhere, in nearly every area of life you can think of - from Wall Street, to the streets of Compton. That's my opinion, anyway, and what I've seen.
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Less learned but perhaps smarter in the ways of the world?