people vs. computers

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Describe the information processing tasks that computers can do better than people and tasks that people can do better than computers. 

 

  
Create a comparison chart for the way people and computers “think.”

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Describe whether these differences are quantitative or qualitative. 

•                Explain how these differences can be accounted for by the concept of the mind. For example, explain whether the mind or consciousness is distinct from the brain, an extension of it, or a myth. 

•                As computers improve, can a mind or consciousness emerge? Explain.
 

Provide your opinion on whether or not the concept of computer consciousness will become possible in the foreseeable future? Explain.