Humans vs Machines Debate

Cluster centers on debates comparing human intelligence, capabilities, and thinking to those of computers and machines, questioning equivalence, superiority, and whether machines need to mimic humans.

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Sample Comments

arduanika Dec 30, 2023 View on HN

Humans aren't computers. Come on, people.

measurablefunc Nov 13, 2025 View on HN

Computers are not humans & suggesting such equivalence reveals more than you realize.

studentrob Mar 9, 2016 View on HN

If it's any consolation, there are still tons of things humans are far better at than machines.

yters May 4, 2019 View on HN

Humans aren't perfect, but are way better than seems possible with a Turing machine.

reacweb Jan 23, 2017 View on HN

You mean computers should be able to work around humans ?

mpweiher Jan 7, 2018 View on HN

”Humans have enough trouble understanding each other; expecting our machines to be better at this than we are ourselves seems fanciful”

ngneer Jan 2, 2025 View on HN

Strange. Wouldn't computers be better at this than humans?

pyinstallwoes Apr 1, 2023 View on HN

How do you know other humans aren’t machines?

segmondy Apr 24, 2019 View on HN

Humans might, but computers don't.

perl4ever Jun 15, 2020 View on HN

What humans are good at that machines can't do yet is bullshit justifications for screwing up.