a detailed, philosophical answer please :)
2007-10-22 03:27:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
No, they are not self-aware. The millions or billions of responses we can program into their memory, will only reflect our own thought processes. To me, thinking involves self-awareness....something that may be achieved in the future, but with current technology can't be 'programmed' into a computer.
2007-10-22 15:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They think in the sense of putting 2 and 2 together, but very fast and in many complex ways (actually, they do nothing but put 0 and 1 together). It's all logic and processing. But computers cannot think they think. They exist in only 4 dimensions of space and time, unlike us humans that have another element that can transecnd 4 dimensions and reflect, or be philosophical.
2007-10-22 03:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
On a Mac, shift/administration/3 takes a photograph of the exhibit. in case you press shift/administration/4, you may click and drag over the section you want; the image is taken once you launch the mouse button.
2017-01-04 06:47:07 · answer #3 · answered by irvin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Computers seem to "think" because they are able to process the data that we enter but they are only capable of doing those processes because of the programs installed.
i recommend you read or find Searle's Chinese Room argument.
2007-10-22 05:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Computers can only do what they are programmed to do. If they could "think" they would not need a programmer.
2007-10-22 06:12:31 · answer #5 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's what we call "the ghost in the machine"
Creepy huh!
Check out this article, I think you'll like it
http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0103.html
2007-10-22 05:04:58 · answer #6 · answered by antonieta305 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they can't. They merely process. Thinking requires a feedback loop and recursive circuitry for self-analysis.
2007-10-22 03:30:26 · answer #7 · answered by damlovash 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, of course, my computer can and does
astonishing things and ignores me when
I tell him what I think of it.
2007-10-26 04:31:58 · answer #8 · answered by Cassandra 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, with your mind computer can think.
2007-10-22 03:59:03 · answer #9 · answered by lmdhamone 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they are set to carry out programs. They can't manipulate or adapt to their surroundings.
2007-10-22 03:30:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋