Are computers better than us???

[Ann!b@l]

The jobless economy

 



Watson, a computer, has already won the title of Jeopardy champion. How might technology beat us next? (Getty Images)

Nearly all economic forecasts agree that high unemployment in much of the developed world will most likely persist for years to come. But could even this dire projection underestimate future unemployment rates?

As improvements in computers, robotic technologies, and other forms of job automation continue to accelerate, more workers are certain to be displaced, and job creation will become even more challenging. Most economists dismiss concern that this might lead to long-term structural unemployment. Indeed, the idea often elicits outright derision. The conservative media in the United States recently mocked President Barack Obama for suggesting that automation might hurt employment growth. But Obama was right to raise the question.

source: http://globalpublics...obless-economy/

[Frated1]

They aren't better. This isn't the Matrix, people.

[SinfulRaevyn]

If it weren't for humans, computers wouldn't have been created, nor would they hold the information that they do. lol

[Ann!b@l]

Need to do be the matrix to do better? Look Watson... with you but humans are sometimes disappointing!!

In France, we says that "the copy is sometimes better than original"!

[Crasher]

If it weren't for humans, computers wouldn't have been created, nor would they hold the information that they do. lol

 

Two sided coin. Calculators are better at math than humans by far on average. Computers have mistakes just like humans do, but they always aim to be correct.

[MaKy]

Hold on let me get my glasses.

[rolf]

Better? No. No computer has successfully completed the Turing test.

[ajnl]

Two sided coin. Calculators are better at math than humans by far on average. Computers have mistakes just like humans do, but they always aim to be correct.

 

Thats not true, if you tried you can be faster than a calculator. But most ppl are just too lazy to try.

 

A computer will never really be able to think for itself, it can't solve complex problems, it can't be random, can't be creative, etc.

[rolf]

Thats not true, if you tried you can be faster than a calculator. But most ppl are just too lazy to try.

Yes and no. I can give you a problem to which you really easy see what the answer is. For example, given an image, does it display a bunny or a cow. We can see it, the computer cannot easily.

 

But you can't beat a calculator on different parts; given that at exatly the same time you're given exactly the same data. For example, if I give you the equation (a+ * (c+d)=?, and at the same time to you and the calculator give a,b,c,d, the calculator will win.

 

A computer will never really be able to think for itself, it can't solve complex problems, it can't be random, can't be creative, etc.

It can solve complex problems, better than most of us. Especially if those problems can be described as "not hard" (not NP-complete or worse). It can also be random, at least random sufficiently enough that no one will understand it.

 

Although it can't be random, it can learn. And basically, your knowledge has been learned too. Why can't the computer?

[Latino555]

What is the processing power of the human brain? I googled it and a supercomputer is not close in processing power..not even if you combine the top computers

[Frated1]

A computer will never have the abilities to sense things. Never. No actual experience.

[Spitfire]

Computers may be smarter than humans,but then again i would ask,who created computers?!

[MaKy]

Computers may be smarter than humans,but then again i would ask,who created computers?!

 

Aliens, we just used they're technology.

[yourfriend]

What is the processing power of the human brain? I googled it and a supercomputer is not close in processing power..not even if you combine the top computers

 

It's not the same type of processing though, from what I remember our brains are really good at processing many different things (5 senses + memory etc.) at the same time while computers can do one task at a time with each task being completed very quickly.

[rolf]

What is the processing power of the human brain? I googled it and a supercomputer is not close in processing power..not even if you combine the top computers

You can't compare that. The human brain is more like a quantum computer. A normal computer can only see 0's and 1's, your mind can use 0.141592365 for example. A computer can too, but it has to calculate with 0.141592365 to use it. But, although the quantum computer can see "everything" where the normal computer is "limited", the normal computer is much faster. But it really depends on what measurements you use, faking a human brain is quite hard (see Turing test).

 

It's not the same type of processing though, from what I remember our brains are really good at processing many different things (5 senses + memory etc.) at the same time while computers can do one task at a time with each task being completed very quickly.

These days, computers can do multiple tasks very quickly (multi-cores anyone?), but it gives some small memory overhead. Besides, people can't multitask very well. Some women can, but not in the cars. And men can multitask in a car, but not outside it (well, actually, we can, but we're just thinking a lot about sex then )