Computers can't introduce new principles
Computers' discoveries are limited to those that can be expressed using the program's fixed vocabulary and conceptual apparatus: human discovery involves introduction of new terms and principles that can't be defined via those.

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Carl Hempel, 1985.

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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
No: computers can't reason scientifically »No: computers can't reason scientifically
Computers can't introduce new principles
Computers can introduce new terms »Computers can introduce new terms
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