The question whether machines can think is as meaningless as the question whether submarines can swim.
Computer science, codebreaking
Attributed, a popular quote, but its exact wording and source are sometimes debated. Reflects his operational definition of 'thinking'.
Unknown, likely 1950s
Found in 1 providers: grok
Cross Reference
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"We are trying to construct a machine which will be able to do everything that a man can do."
Humorous"The human mind is an emergent property of the brain."
Strange & Unusual"I've now got myself into the kind of trouble that I have always considered to be quite a possibility for me, though I have usually rated it at about 10:1 against."
Strange & Unusual"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination."
Controversial"The universe is full of mysteries, and it is our task to unravel them."
Shocking