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Computers can't think about themselves
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Computers can't be the object of their own thoughts.
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Argument anticipated by Alan Turing, 1950.
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Artificial Intelligence »
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence☜A collaboratively editable version of Robert Horns brilliant and pioneering debate map Can Computers Think?—exploring 50 years of philosophical argument about the possibility of computer thought.☜F1CEB7
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Can computers think? [1] »
Can computers think? [1]
Can computers think? [1]☜Can a computational system possess all important elements of human thinking or understanding? ☜FFB597
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No: computers are inherently disabled »
No: computers are inherently disabled
No: computers are inherently disabled ☜Machines can never do X, where X is any variety of abilities that are regarded as distinctly human—e.g. being friendly, having a sense of humour, making mistakes, or thinking about oneself. ☜59C6EF
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Computers can't think about themselves
Computers can't think about themselves☜Computers cant be the object of their own thoughts. ☜98CE71
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How can we know this (either way)? »
How can we know this (either way)?
How can we know this (either way)?☜How can we know whether or not computers can think about themselves? ☜FFB597
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Computers can be subject of own thoughts »
Computers can be subject of own thoughts
Computers can be subject of own thoughts☜When a computer solves equations, the equations can be said to be the object of its thought. Similarly when a computer is used to predict its own behaviour or to modify its own program, we can say that its the object of its own thoughts.☜EF597B
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