The technology of computers is growing exponentially and faster than anyone could have ever imagined. This burst of advanced technology has spurred the idea that one day computers may "take over" and become smarter than humans. Minsky believes that computers will be smarter than humans, no matter how advanced we are right now. I do not agree - I know that the human brain is one of the most evolved and mysterious parts of being a human and I believe that a computer will never be able to compete with that. Humans created the computer as a machine to help us with processes, store information, and connect with other human beings - computers cannot evolve like humans. Yes, we can build them to be more efficient but that is the exact point, WE are building them, it is not the other way around.
There are many arguments about why computers are so smart; they can recognize and understand semantics, they have an almost infinite memory, etc. I believe that some of these points can actually be used as a counter-argument. Having such a vast memory capacity causes computers to store information that is completely irrelevant to their survival. Humans have the ability to decide what is and what it not needed, we can decide which memories, emotions, and information to keep and to "delete". I believe that this fact alone shows that computers can never outsmart humans.
Computers have changed drastically and will continue to get bigger and better but I feel that they will never be able to compete in the same categories as humans. Computers cannot reproduce, they cannot hunt and provide for themselves, they cannot survive for a specific amount of time without the maintenance of humans. The idea of computers being able to "outsmart" humans is intriguing as a movie or book plot but not as a valid theory.
There are many arguments about why computers are so smart; they can recognize and understand semantics, they have an almost infinite memory, etc. I believe that some of these points can actually be used as a counter-argument. Having such a vast memory capacity causes computers to store information that is completely irrelevant to their survival. Humans have the ability to decide what is and what it not needed, we can decide which memories, emotions, and information to keep and to "delete". I believe that this fact alone shows that computers can never outsmart humans.
Computers have changed drastically and will continue to get bigger and better but I feel that they will never be able to compete in the same categories as humans. Computers cannot reproduce, they cannot hunt and provide for themselves, they cannot survive for a specific amount of time without the maintenance of humans. The idea of computers being able to "outsmart" humans is intriguing as a movie or book plot but not as a valid theory.
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