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Reminds me of this quote: "The view that machines cannot give rise to surprises is due, I believe, to a fallacy to which philosophers and mathematicians are pa
by throwawayjava 9y ago
Reminds me of this quote:
"The view that machines cannot give rise to surprises is due, I believe, to a fallacy to which philosophers and mathematicians are particularly subject. This is the assumption that as soon as a fact is presented to a mind all consequences of that fact spring into the mind simultaneously with it. It is a very useful assumption under many circumstances, but one too easily forgets that it is false. A natural consequence of doing so is that one then assumes that there is no virtue in the mere working out of consequences from data and general principles."
Alan Turing
- CarolineW 9y agoYou might want to edit that to fix the name. It's "Turing", not "Turning".
- throwawayjava 9y agoThanks. That's what I get for posting on my phone :)