Are computers better than us???

[=NU=]

Our brains have more qualities than computers will never have, or at least not yet. Brain has 100 billion neurons that form billions of synaptic links is many many times more complex than the hundreds of millions of transistors and circuit in computers. Not only faster, but more complex, however the computer is faster at doing logical (simple) things but he brain is better at interpreting the outside world and coming up with new ideas. The brain is capable of imagination, emotions, creativity, socializing and intuitive predictions, computers are still PWNED by heads.

[Crasher]

Of course. If brains were given emotions or thought outside of what they are needed for, we would have Terminators IRL.

[RubberDuck]

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).

 

 

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 )

Heres calculation what calculator cant calculate:5:0

[**MrDeaTh.]

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[Kat0n]

Pff computer can't be better than us, we created them . Never saw a computer create anything....

[G!NG3R420]

"A computer is only as smart as the human who created it"

 

I remember hearing that quote somewhere in my life, but it is true. We can make a computer but only as smart as all the hands that were used to create it. If they cant do anything outside of their intended programming they may appear to be smarter but this is not true.

 

Off the subject of computer vs human and onto the economy. The technology that is in today's world will regrettably be the end for us. When a machine can be made to work 2x 5x or even 1000000x faster than a human it will undeniably allow for that equipment to take a job that multiple bodies would be needed to complete in the first place. With this double edge sword we can not stop it nor can we take it back, all that can be done now is to slow the pace and deal with it the best we can.

[Papito]

The computer only knows the information that you will teach.

[yourfriend]

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).

 

 

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 )

 

Sorry, it's not processing multiple things like doing things at the same time.

It's more like processing all of your senses + other people's body language + cultural expectations + memories etc. and then making a decision based off all of those criteria. Computers aren't so great at taking in tons of different formats at once and creating one conclusion or action.

Learning is part of it too of course.

[MaKy]

As far as victory's go its me 2 wins pc 0 with two knockouts. And no chance of a rematch

[rolf]

Heres calculation what calculator cant calculate:5:0

There is no solution to it, so no one can calculate it. Doesn't mean that it can't be used, if you do 5.0f / 0.0f (C++ floating point operators), you get infinity

(source, among others: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_zero#In_computer_arithmetic)

 

Sorry, it's not processing multiple things like doing things at the same time.

It's more like processing all of your senses + other people's body language + cultural expectations + memories etc. and then making a decision based off all of those criteria. Computers aren't so great at taking in tons of different formats at once and creating one conclusion or action.

Learning is part of it too of course.

True, and that is a quantum computer. The question is more or less, since a quantum computer doesn't exist, can we emulate that with the current hardware. And to a certain level we can, but we haven't done it exactly