From: james.harris.1@gmail.com   
      
   On 26/06/2021 07:44, Rod Pemberton wrote:   
   > On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:59:42 +0100   
   > James Harris  wrote:   
      
   ...   
      
   >> Mind blowing, isn't it!   
   >>   
   >   
   > That computer memory bandwidth has to be substantially faster than the   
   > human mind's effective bandwidth.  Yes?   
      
   But nothing like as parallel.   
      
   >   
   > At what point will a computer have capabilities comparable to the human   
   > mind?   
      
   They are very different beasts. A computer has precision and   
   repeatability. The human mind has judgement, breadth, emotion and,   
   curiously, the ability to be unselfish, to act according to principle   
   rather than gain.   
      
   A computer can only do what it's programmed to do (perhaps including   
   learning, yes, but that, again, is directed by a program) so perhaps a   
   better question for you to ask is whether /a program/ will have   
   capabilities comparable to the human brain.   
      
      
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   James Harris   
      
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