Why can’t computers think?

Is there something peculiar to human thought that computers can't capture in principle? At the end of this week, the 2009 Loebner prize will be contested in Brighton, to try to find a computer program that can fool a human that it is another human over five minutes of interaction through a screen

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Why can't computers think?

The question: Do computers make us more human? | Maggi Dawn

Fears about technology are always with us, and almost always misplaced The question: Do computers make us more human? It's long been understood that it's part of human nature to make tools. Computers, like other tools, are evidence of our humanity, not a threat to it. It's a well rehearsed argument that tools themselves are not moral; we have to make choices about how and when to use the things we create, and make sure that they serve our purposes, not do us harm. So of course we should question the value and impact of new technology. But often the thing we fear is not a genuine threat at all.

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The question: Do computers make us more human? | Maggi Dawn