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I like how Dijkstra put it: "[...] whether Machines Can Think, a question of which we now know that it is about as relevant as the question of whether Submarin
by 0xcde4c3db 8y ago
I like how Dijkstra put it:
"[...] whether Machines Can Think, a question of which we now know that it is about as relevant as the question of whether Submarines Can Swim." [1]
[1] http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD08xx/EWD898.html http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD08xx/EW...
- amitprayal 8y agoWhy is that not relevant , its pretty clear that Submarines cant swim since they don't have a will of there own, they are only propelled to where the people inside them, who can think ,want them to go.
- tabtab 8y agoDepends how one defines "swim". That'll probably turn into a meandering philosophical debate, based on my experience debating "intent" with other IT people.