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Originally Posted by Pazuzu View Post
Evolution
In the strict sense of the term, machines do not evolve.

They do not produce copies of themselve; they cannot mutate.

In their current form, machines do only exactly what we tell them to. Sometimes we fail to understand our own instructions.

Machines are good at mimicing human behavior that requires discreet rules: performing calculations, remembering things. They are pretty bad at doing things that require learning or judgement: walking with two legs, driving vehicles in traffic, carrying on a believable conversation.
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