Author: Daniel Clausen
Date: 09:19:40 04/15/02
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On April 15, 2002 at 12:13:37, Uri Blass wrote: >>Not "did not calculate". Instead, "did not understand"... > >Computers understand nothing. >They only calculate. Uh huh, it's getting philosophical (and therefore less accurate - pun intended ;) I have a decent idea what "calculate" means. Could you give me your definition of "understanding"? As long as the definition is something like "understanding is something a human being is capable of but a computer never can do", it's rather trivial to discuss whether computers understand something or not. They can't _by definition_. Disclaimer: I would never define 'understanding' like that :) Sargon
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