Norbert Wiener, the cybernetics pioneer, stated that the thought of every age is reflected in its technique. For the past century, human thought has been reflected in computers, a dynamic that includes the artificial intelligence industry. Google's Demis Hassabis described the brain as a biological approximation to a Turing machine. Elon Musk offered a more blunt perspective, declaring that people should think of the brain as a biological computer. The author notes that humans are more complex than a straightforward comparison to computers suggests, and far more than most of the AI industry seems to appreciate. As AI products push further into daily life, this complexity remains a point of contention.
Norbert Wiener and AI figures compare human brains to computers
Norbert Wiener, the cybernetics pioneer, stated that the thought of every age is reflected in its technique. For the past century, human thought has been reflected in computers, a dynamic that includes the artificial intelligence industry…
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