It was interesting to hear the students response and reasoning. We did not agree if computers could think or not (which is okay given not many people agree…but Michigan's Own Claude Shannon seems to think they do). However most of the students agreed that, even if computers can do math and calculations very fast, people are smarter because they program computers, and essentially telling them what to do.
We talked about Deep Blue, the first computer program that beat the world chess champion in 1997 (playing against Garry Kasparov). However, we agreed that this still does not mean the computer was smarter than Garry, but it could calculate many steps ahead in the game.
We finished our discussion of computer and artificial intelligence by talking about robotic arms and how mathematics is used in designing these things. Especially how something as easy as altering the angle of the robotic arm allows it to hold an object.
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Azarias,
I like how you raised a question most students care about-Are computers smarter that humans? and used this as a basis for your presentation about events that "tested" this question. It is especially valuable that you indicated that not everyone agrees on the answer to this question and presented some of the evidence cited by both sides. Good job!
Carol Cramer
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