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A Computer Is ... |
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| v | Computers
process information by deterministically |
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| following
(executing) instructions |
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| v | Unlike
humans, computers follow instructions exactly |
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| o | Computers
have no imagination or creativity |
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| o | Computers
have no intuition |
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| o | Computers
are literal, with no sense of irony, subtlety, |
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| proportion,
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| o | Computers
don’t joke, they’re not vindictive or cruel |
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| o | Computers
are not purposeful |
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| v | …
computers only execute instructions |
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| If
a computer has any useful characteristics, it’s because |
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| someone
has programmed it – given it the instructions – |
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| to behave
usefully |
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