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The document that quote comes from is hardly a definitive discussion of the topic. “[…] it tends to divert the research effort into directions in which science
by cwillu 2y ago
The document that quote comes from is hardly a definitive discussion of the topic.
“[…] it tends to divert the research effort into directions in which science can not—and hence should not try to—contribute.” is a pretty myopic take.
--http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/ewd08xx/EWD898.PDF http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/ewd08xx/EWD898.PDF
- ngneer 2y agoDijkstra myopic. Got it.
- alonsonic 2y agoDijkstra is clearly approaching the subject from an engineer/scientist more practical pov. His focus is on the application of the technology to solve problems, from that pov whether AI fits the definition of "human thinking" is indeed uninteresting.