2013年1月13日星期日

The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds

(老题库159)

人类智慧终将优于机器,因为机器只是人类智慧的工具。

1. The statement is clearly accurate insofar as machines are tools of human minds.

2. As for the statement's second claim, in certain respects machines are superior.

3. Up till now, the notion of human-made machine that develop the ability to think on their own, and to develop so-called "emotional intelligence", has been pure fiction.

技术进步对人类社会的影响(类似于影响和决定人类传统)

1。人比机器强:机器是工具,没有智力和情感,需要人控制

2。机器比人强:机器的运算能力,机器的感觉能力,机器的控制能力

比如:地震预报forecast / prediction, earthquake;

Can hear the sound below 20HZ which human is not sensitive to.

Manage a whole system containing innumerable computers and staff.

3.有一天机器会有情感和智力,emotion and intelligence

《War of the Star》 robots with sensitive skin

1. If "superior" is meant to speed, and accuracy in doing certain techniqual jobs, the machines of our day will surpass huma bedings in most areas, owning to their efficiency and endurace. 解数学题时;机器可以长时间运转;飞机场的导向装置,很难想象,如果只通过人眼的观察和判断来指挥飞机的起飞和降落,机场会乱成什么样子。

2. However, if "superior" is defined on the basis of creative thinking and emotional sensitivity, machines are inferior to mankind, at least at the present time. 创作能力,推理能力(机器的知识,or more accurately, 机器的指令集是固定,不会根据已有知识推断出新的知识);表达能力,沟通能力。

3. Yet, since machines, especially computers, are developing at a tremendous rate today, it seems presumptuous to assert with confidence that human beings will maintain their superior status over machines. Recent advances suggests that within the twenty-first century we will witness machines that can learn to think on their own, to repair and nurture themselves, to experience inner sensations, and so forth. In other words, machines will soon exhibit the traits to which we human beings attribute our superiority. But up to now, it is still incomparable to the power of human thinking in many aspects and is still under human control. Humans should make good use of machines and always bear in mind that their development is meant to benefit humankind.

End: In sum, machines have advantages in some areas while human being holds the edge in the realm of creative thinking. That is why I hold my view that whether humans is superior to machines depends on what we define our specific usage of the word "superior". We should utilize the advantages of machines to support and enhance our thinking about the social life.

范文:

This statement actually consists of a series of three related claims: (1) machines are tools of human minds; (2) human minds will always be superior to machines; and (3) it is because machines are human tools that human minds will always be superior to machines. While I concede the fn:st claim, whether I agree with the other two claims depends partly on how one defines "superiority," and partly on how willing one is to humble oneself to the unknown future scenarios.

The statement is clearly accurate insofar as machines are tools of human minds. After all, would any machine even exist unless a human being invented it? Of course not. Moreover, I would be hard-pressed to think of any machine that cannot be described as a tool. Even machines designed to entertain or amuse us--for example, toy robots, cars and video games, and novelty items--are in fact tools, which their inventors and promoters use for engaging in commerce and the business of entertainment and amusement. And, the claim that a machine can be an end in itself, without purpose or utilitarian function for humans whatsoever, is dubious at best, since I cannot conjure up even a single example of any such machine. Thus when we develop any sort of machine we always have some sort of end in mind a purpose for that machine.

As for the statement's second claim, in certain respects machines are superior. We have devised machines that perform number-crunching and other rote cerebral tasks with greater accuracy and speed than human minds ever could. In fact, it is because we can devise machines that are superior in these respects that we devise them--as our tools--to begin with. However, if one defines superiority not in terms of competence in per-forming rote tasks but rather in other ways, human minds are superior. Machines have no capacity for independent thought, for making judgments based on normative considerations, or for developing emotional responses to intellectual problems.

Up until now, the notion of human-made machines that develop the ability to think on their own, and to develop so-called "emotional intelligence," has been pure fiction. Besides, even in fiction we humans ultimately prevail over such machines--as in the cases of Frankenstein's monster and Hal, the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Yet it seems presumptuous to assert with confidence that humans will always maintain their superior status over their machines. Recent advances in biotechnology, particularly in the area of human genome research, suggest that within the 21st Century we'll witness machines that can learn to think on their own, to repair and nurture themselves, to experience visceral sensations, and so forth. In other words, machines will soon exhibit the traits to which we humans attribute our own superiority.

In sum, because we devise machines in order that they may serve us, it is fair to characterize machines as "tools of human minds." And insofar as humans have the unique capacity for independent thought, subjective judgment, and emotional response, it also seems fair to claim superiority over our machines. Besides, should we ever become so clever a species as to devise machines that can truly think for themselves and look out for their own well-being, then query whether these machines of the future would be "machines'' anymore.



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