A computer currently doesn't think though as there is no existing general AI. The question becomes what is easier to automate using standard techniques? Groundb

A computer currently doesn't think though as there is no existing general AI. The question becomes what is easier to automate using standard techniques? Groundbreaking discoveries probably won't be automated until you have a general AI. A neural network isn't going to come up with warp drive. Computers already can make really good art.