Samuel Stern

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Ever since Alan Turing asked his famous question “Can machines think?” in the early 50s, people have never stopped considering the question from different angles. Philosophers tried to answer whether machines can have consciousness, neuroscientists explored their ability to acquire intelligence, computer scientists tried to mimic the human brain’s logic as far as they could, and filmmakers produced all kinds of movies about the subject, most of the time showing how machines can take over the world after outsmarting humans. However, one thing is certain, natural human-machine interactions have always been the ultimate test that machines must pass before we grant them the title of “rivals”, be it under the label of intelligence, consciousness, or any other fancy term.

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