It helps to understand the context for when this was written. Before the personal computer revolution, most people didn't have access to a computer and only kne

It helps to understand the context for when this was written. Before the personal computer revolution, most people didn't have access to a computer and only knew about them from depictions in popular culture, which depicted computers as all-known-all-seeing entities (think HAL from Space Odyssey 2001) Because of these misconceptions, some people at the time would think of computers as devices that were (somehow) perfect and infallible. It was very similar to how people view AI today: The way that AI is depicted in popular culture gives people an impression that AI is far more capable than it is. You only really get a good "feel" for what AI can do if you try it yourself. The main difference between AI and pre-personal computers is that basically everyone can use AI now.