Dear all,
I know the question sounds a little bit weird. Of course Human is smarter! Humna created the computer, sounds right!But, wait a minute, why it hard for you to beat the computer when you are playing the vedio games VS computer? 9 games out of 10,i lost to my computer! Why? I think i am just not smart enough.
Some of the people was saying, in the future, when we create robots, they might even smarter than us!lollolSo, what do you say?
[question posted by vivianchen]
responses and comments:
An inventer is smarter than his invention.A creator is always smarter than his creation.God has created us and He is smarter than us.But it is man who is going to score a self-goal against himself.He is making his invention smarter than himself.The day is not far off when computers will rule over the world.They will call the shots.It is man who is going to enable the computers to overpower him in near future. [saumitrakumar]
Good point! Out of 10, how many times can you beat the computer? Just curious.lol [vivianchen]
Human is smarter than computer. You know what, human creating computers. But computer, no matter how many and how sophisticated, absolutely can't create human. I don't think computer can own its own knowledge without human input. The only fact is computer faster than human in thinking and calculation. That's just because computer is just a machine without feelings. Have a nice day and happy mylotting. [dianmelydia]
Hello there, I like this point"The only fact is computer faster than human in thinking and calculation" That is something that human can't beat a computer. [vivianchen]
hi vivianchen, apart from creator-created relationship, computers are less smarter as at a time they do only the thing they are doing like an idiot. whereas a human being however small he/she may be has so many things in the brain that are sufficient to use much of the smartness/intelligent.Above all the computers do not any hassle due to emotion which often makes human less smarter. So it is better not to compare us with a dumbhappy till computers do not get intelligent. happy [arkadeb313]
Hi easy arkadeb, i sure know that computer is just a machine, but this is just a dicussion, will there be a possiblity that one day, the robot will turn the table around? [vivianchen]
If you told a robot to put it's hand in a fire, it would. QED [richcritch]
Well no, but it *could* get damaged! [richcritch]
Yes, we can say that humans are smarter because they created the computer, but I will say not all humans. I thought about the same issue when I played chess with computer. I faliled all the times, I couldn't think of many possibilites which computer have in mind. So, I will say sometiems computer is smarter than humans. [daliaj]
Haha...I lost all me chess game too. I never won. That's why i was wondering maybe computer is smarter than me.cheers! [vivianchen]
It is the way computers are desiged that makes them smarter then we are. In reality it is man who has desiged the gaming software and so on. For this I don't agree that a computer is smarter then a man. Man has feelings, can understand people whereas computer is just a thing created by man himself for his enjoyment. It is no where greater then the person who has created it. [gayathrigs]
But it was say that in the future, we can design a feeling COMS chip and install inside the robot and then they have feelings too! [vivianchen]
I think human is the smartest thing of the world. Because human is created by God, that is the powerful thing that we should remember "the God's creation is always perfect". What about computer ??? it is produce by human. Well it has a lot of possible error. [anggareds]
I do believe that humans are smarter than machines, after all the humans are the ones who invented and created these machines. The ones who created it knows the strengths and weaknesses of what they created that's why every year a better computer or cellular phone are released in the market. You sometimes cannot beat a computer because you don't know the algorithms used to run to run it. But if you know the tricks, you'll surely beat it. robots seem smarter than us but they lose battery power or electric power, without batteries they won't work. We humans don't need batteries to do anything. All we need is eat, drink, sleep or have a good time to recharge. [cathy78513]
Yes we are. We might end up like in the Terminator movies. That's scary. But I guess based on the movie, humans are the ones who created that super genius computer right? [cathy78513]
of course human.. without the knowledge of a human, there are no computers.. humans are the one who made the computers and compiled all their knowledge into it!!happy mylotting!! [jovz07]
you loosexto your computer and you call yourself not smart? of course you smarter than computer,it is just you dont know the key of playing..come on beat the computer as well..i always winning when i played games in computer. [unicorn4154]
You actually beat the computer in the game?! Wow... you are smarter than the computer! [vivianchen]
Computers are absolutely stupid they do only what we tell them to do. If you always lose against the computer it doesn't mean that the computer itself is smarter than you, just that probably the guy who wrote the code of that game is smarter than you :D [ra1787]
its only because, we didn't made that game and also the computers..humans are smarter but those human who got brains to develop all these things...and know how to beat computers.....the example is there...chess master "Viswanathan Anand", They can easily beat computers.coz they got brains to play that kind of games.... [patialvi]
I still think that human beings are smarter than the computer. As you said, the computers are created by us. There is a famous saying: The imagination is much more important than the knowledge. The computer can not create something or have the imagination. So we are much more powerful than them. The computers are professional to do the calculation and the repeating work. They are just machines. I love China [youless]
But what if the computers get to a point where they can rebuild themselves? We're already at a point where you don't need to upgrade the software on your computer, it knows when it needs to upgrade, and how to collect and install the upgrade... in many cases, it doesn't even ask you to do it, or you just have to tell it that it can upgrade whenever it wants, and it will. They're getting closer and closer... and maybe at some point, they'll even beat us out! [Christoph56]
The computer may beat you at games but remember it can only put out what is put into it. So somewhere someone knew the strategy to these games and knew from what plays you made what strategy to use to beat you. For that reason alone is why when we are told "it was a computer mistake" we know better. Computers don't make mistakes only humans do. [Kowgirl]
see, computer don'tmake mistake but human does! Can we say computer is smarter than human? [vivianchen]
Human brain, computer can only be programmed to perform the brain can think for itself and be trained to be faster than any computer. It was somebodys brain that invented the computer so it's quite obvious really, not to mention the only reason numbers exist is because we thought them up. [Pinkon4u]
Hahaha. I never thought that we, humans will be compared to robots. But then again, to answer your questions, I still believe that humans are way smarter than robots. Why, because humans need not be plugged in or no buttons needed to be operated. While obviously, computers need those to work. And who gets to plug in the computers and who will push the buttons? Of course, us, HUMANS. [jules67]
...? Humans are smarter than computer because the human brain is just a highly sophiscated computer and we're self-sustaining. We don't nessescary need someone to shove a food tube down our throats like the way you plug the power cord into the wall. And so what if you can't beat a computer at a game. You can hack it and make yourself unbeatable and the computer has no choice but to follow and let you win. And Artificial Intelligence is just science fiction. Probably hundreds, maybe thousands of years before an AI will be made. So it shouldn't matter to you. [smn1022]
Human is smarter than computer because human invented the computer. [arrestmeifyoucan]
of course human... that goes without saying... there is no way that computer can be smarter than human as human are the one who invented the computer and not vice versa... on top of that, computer can't think unless if we put some logic into it and programmed it to do things that we want... also, it doesn't have any feeling... so humans are definitely smarter than computer... take care and have a nice day... [lingli_78]
Since human's created computers, we humans are better. The reason why you keep losing at the video games, you just haven't played long enough yet. Eventually, you'll play so much until you will create an instant winning streak for yourself. Remember practice makes perfect. Although I don't know all of the intricate details of how a computer program works, I do know enough to ask for help, and I learn by reading. It is sad that some folks think that because they know more than someone in a particular area, that it makes them SMARTER than others. That really isn't the case. Everyone is smarter than someone else in a particular area. For instance, Michael Jordan is better and smarter at playing basketball, than he is at playing baseball. Tiger Woods is better and smarter at playing Golf than he is at playing baseball. I'm sure that Tiger Woods would easily beat Michael Jordan at golf, and vice versa, Michael Jordan would easily beat Tiger Woods at a game of basketball. [hdjohnson]
I like your saying. lol....Makes me feel that i am not stupid, but i am just lazy, did not practice enough! [vivianchen]
In most ways humans are smarter than computers since we invented computers. Some may say that computers are smarter because they can calculate faster and do many other operations faster than humans but humans are the ones that created the software fore these programs. By the way this is only my view and everyone is going to have to their own opinion. [safraz123456789]
The computers of today, and of the last 50 years, are only good at singular things that we tell them to do. A calculator is better at doing math then we are, and a word processor can see when you make spelling errors... but no computer can do everything we can do. Even getting a computer to walk upright, or be able to follow an abject in motion, has been extremely difficult for programmers to do... but it is happening. [Christoph56]
i think that computers can be smarter than humans, if they have a large memory then they can store a lot of data that can be recalled in virtually an instant. humans can be at a disadvantage as they would have to recall facts, and we can only store so much info, we cannot make some of the calculations that a computer can. they can also carry out finctions that we can not. [mama_bear]
The computer is only as smart as the person on it. [sid556]
That is a good one.It is always the human who is smarter than the computers as he is the one who wrote those unbeatable game programs and installed in the computers.Computers can never out smart humans till the day they begin to think by themselves.Science fictions tell a lot about computers getting human and becoming a challenge.But even in that case I think that they can never become the supercomputers that is us produced by the most magnificent the God. Have you seen the move 'Demon seed' where a computer of a scientist become intelligent and rapes his wife acted by the beautiful 'Julie Christie' and become the father of a small computer,Very interesting movie. Interesting,that's all not practical.happy [balasri]
This great 1977 science-fiction thriller is almost a two-character story, a battle of wills between the frightened and angry Susan and the coldly determined Proteus IV the robot. It's a strange, fascinating little movie with a thoroughly engaging performance by JulieChristie, exploring not only the idea of entrusting our lives to computers, but of also what it means to be human. A must see dear Chritoph.happy [balasri]
I think both human is smarter. In the olden days peoples have less number of tensions they lived their lives very happily. during this 20th century lot of things are invented. science and technology improved.so we got an amzing machine called computer. still improvement works re going on. But computer is not able to do all works . but we can make the computer to do so. but human hav the ability to do any work. so human is smarter. [hi2rashid]
Human will always be smarter then computer because we made them. On some levels such as calculating, computers may be faster but Humans can always overpower computers as we are the inventors. Inventors will always be smarter then their inventions unless we create like a superhuman or something. Very interesting topic... [djsimonmlb]
Inventors will always be smarter then their inventions... but what if those inventions get to a point where they can improve upon themselves? Then they can easily surpass the inventor, because they won't need the inventor anymore, to do better. [Christoph56]
Of course, we are smarter than computers. As what you have mentioned, human created computers. It's just that we have our own limitations. [don_naces]
A computer cannot use its feelings to reason things out. It just what it has been programmed to do. Our brains are sophisticated computers - very complex and can do many things a computer cannot do. But in a way, us humans will most often do things we have been programmed to do. lol - Derek [derek_a]
The man who invented computer is smater. what ever the computer can perform it cant do the thing that man does. Robots can be invented & can be asked to do tasks. Its is impossible for it to do want a man can. For us good have given "6th SENSE" which can never be transferred to computers. [Sankar_Narayanan]
I wouldn't be too sure on that, even. At the rate that computers are improving, doubling their power every 18 months ever since the 70s, it will only take another 40 years before they can reach our levels of understanding and brain power. When that happens, they might have a 6th sense that even beats out ours. [Christoph56]
I do think human is smarter than computer from overall. If in the future,when we create robots who might even smarter than us! maybe, we should call them "mechanical life" . [chinarenjoe]
That is human,because humans came first and they invented computers.so its we humans in the first post.secondly they never think only we who think.so its 100% sure we are the best not computers. [nimzia]
Sometimes we might not the best, like when we lost the game to the computer, i wish i am smart as a computer so that i can put all the information and store it and take it out whenever i need it! [vivianchen]
it depends.coz what is the usage of a machine if there is no operator.computer is just a result of human intelligence through invention.man is still the master of what he make,is it to make his work faster.but when it comes to output,computer is better than man.but the essence is,who invent and manipulate them?man is still superior coz computer is only the product of smart and wisdom of mankind.so i say that man is smarter than computer coz without man,machines and computers are useless [mye_drew]
A frightening idea - why create AI that could overtake us? [Elspethr]
It's not the AI that we created that would overtake us, it would be if we get to a point, where the AI can create, modify, and improve upon itself. [Christoph56]
Definitely human is smarter than the computer. Why? because it's the humans who invented the computer! It's us who programmed them to act and do what they are supposed to. Anyway I know that when it comes to computer games etc or like playing chess against a computer most of the time the computer beats the human, why? because computers were programmed to be extremely focused on the target, to analyze and predict every single outcome they think they had a better chance of winning while humans have that same capability too, humans have emotions, we can analyze too but we are unpredictable we tend to elaborate what stuff to do on a whim or either analyze for a long time and then get frustrated later to do the wrong move. That's what differs us from them but regardless of that if the creator is outsmarted by the creation then it is proof that the creator is ultimately great for creating something that surpasses him/her. :) [enciel]
Humans are smarter than computers, but computers are faster than humans. That's why the computer usually wins in a game. [K46620]
The created can only equal in the creator in intelligence - it cannot outsmart it. Therefore, whoever created the computer game, what-have-you - can and will highly likely beat the game (DUH!). Since you didn't create the game - you can't beat. Maybe you'll figure it out - and that's part of the fun. You see the machine is only as smart as the user - If you don't know how to use Microsoft office or even Mac or whatever, it ain't going to teach you! The thing is not gonna turn on itself and tell you what to do. Those Robot movies that "became smarter than humans" - it's not possible. A robot can kill a human, no doubt about it, but that's because it is instructed to and not because the robot thought "oh hey, i should kill humans!" [khayshenz]
If the created can get to a point where it can rebuild, and upgrade itself, there is no limit to where it can reach. [Christoph56]
Theres a line that was first said back around the 60's, called Moore's Law, and it says, that every 18 months, the power of computers will double. It's been holding true ever since he first said it, way back then. However, at this point, computers have similar brain power to cockroaches... not exactly the smartest... but judging by that, there are notions that, in an exponential direction, computers will be as smart as humans, sometime around 2040. The extra strange part about that, is that if computers and humans are equal by 2040, and Moore's law holds up, that means that by 2042, they'll be twice as smart us us... then in 2044, 4 times smarter, then 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x, etc, etc... who knows when their increasing intelligence will end? As for loosing games to your computer right now, that doesn't have to do with you, or the computer. That has to do with the people who made the game for the computer. They make it very exact, so that it's difficult to get by. For computers to be smarter then people, they'll have to be thinking for themselves. [Christoph56]
the computer is definitely an instrument, and it is for data processing. This means that it can store so much data, and can do so much. It is in fact something that every household should have nowadays. Not only is it that it processes data, it is also a tool for communication. It serves as a window to the world for every household. However, no matter how many advanced features it has, and no matter how superior it can be, it still needs man to operate and control it. This is why i say that the human mind is still the smarter of the two. [safejunk]
I say it's the human. It has to be because it would take a very intelligent individual to make the games hard for another person. lol [libby2009]
Of course you are right because human only invented computer, however I am not that a video player so I can't say its harder for it to be beat when playing. Maybe you should need a lot of system while playing, you need to study your opponent in order to beat it. [grecychunny26]
I am afraid very soon movies like The Matrix and Golden Eye will come true about computers. But Some one have mentioned here at very first response that Creator is always smarter then creation. It's true. Computers can get all ultimate powers but after all theses things to beat computer we only have to press one power button off and its finish. [rockydam83]
Hi, Human is smarter since human is the inventor of computer. However, sometimes computer does a better job such as it can retrieve important information in matter of second. Computer tends to win most of the game because it will not get tired like human does. [ionsquare]
Human are smarter and remember it is a human who invented the computer. That human is the one who puts the games on the computer so, are we playing against the computer or the person who invented the games and installed on the computer. [happy6162]
I view computers as a tool. It's not about the 'intelligence' of the computer. You use the computer for the needs that you have for it. If you don't do some of the graphic designs on it, this is not because the computer is too smart for you to do that. It's that you don't feel that you need to do that enough to sit down and learn how to do it. You don't choose to use that tool. It's the same with many inventions, if you use the microwave and it overcooks your hotdog do you say the microwave is 'smarter' than you? No, you complain that you don't know how to use a microwave. There is no 'intelligence' involved. [dismalgrin]
A computer has a smaller margin of error, though generally, it is unable to come up with original concepts. They seem to be stuck at this time, only being as smart as they are programmed to be. [UtopianIdealist]
it's because the people that made these computers are smarter than us =P making these things requires somewhat a high level of intelligence. Even in games, there are beginner/veteran/master/etc stages, right? who do you think would be able to make the master stages so perfectly challenging other than people that are smart enough to come up with such a challenge? Especially in computer chess games and the like. It's not that the computer is smarter than us, a computer has no intelligence unless crafted by genius hands =P all it does is respond to commands the way it was programmed to, the same way we do some basic everyday things like eating and sleeping the way we were programmed to do too =P but beyond that, computers can't think for themselves, now can they? Unless there's some extraordinary artificial intelligence revolution of some sort, I see no way for a computer to be smarter than a human. If you rise to the level of intelligence of the person who programmed it, you won't find it smarter than you anymore =P [TenmaMetsuki]
It doesn't surprise me none that we lose to playing against a computer. we are smart but its just the way the computer is. I am sure they will make robots smarter then us. They are starting to make them now but in small sizes. like for your floors fot instance. I am sure they will get bigger as time goes on. [strawberrybaby39]
Computers may be smarter than human. But I guess, that's on games only. When it comes to decision making, human will always prevail, for human have heart. [minniemadz]
of course,human is more smarter than computer,human creat robots,still now, no robots is the same as human.even though one robots will spend more and more money.the important one is for felling, human have heart,but robots havn't.there are machine.if the robots have heart,maybe the robots is success.on that day,maybe the computer would be as same as humarm. [haiershen]
Of course humans are smarter; they possess real intelligence. Computers are machines that are programmed by humans to perform tasks. [Canellita]
Hi vivianchen, The difficulty in decidiing whether a computer (call it a machine) is conscious is in deciding what consciousness is. To begin with are we talking about self-awareness, or the ability to respond to internal and external stimuli? In the first case, I don't think current computers are self-aware, tho in my 20+ years experience as a computer programmer I sometimes wondered when the machine was fighting me over in whatever program I was writing. This, of course, was just an illusion–an emotional reaction on my part, and in the end I won. In the second case, yes, computers are conscious. How else would they know what key was pressed or the details of other input devices? How do you know when you hit your thumb with a hammer and it hurts? Is not your brain a computer of sorts? Whatever the case, we still don't know what consciousness truly is. But I believe that consciousness is a property of the universe. How else could it exist. But what is its exact nature? For consciouness to exist in a single entity, be it human or machanical/electronic, all that is required is a sufficiently complex "brain" (note the quotes) that can individualize itself from the universe. Yet I still cannot "prove" the the people around me are conscious. I believe they are because I am conscious (so I believe), and a very similar machine. And, yes, we are machines. So what is to prevent other "types" of machines to be "conscious" and one day soon, self-aware? I believe it will happen given enough time. It may have already happened elsewhere in the universe. I am concluding, anyway thank you very much dear friend... [firumon]
Dear Friends, Sorry for the late reply. You have many good points there! But unfortunately, i am too stupid to understand them.sad [vivianchen]
I think Human is smarter than the computer.We are the ones who invent the computer.We are the one to write the logic for all the computers moments.A computer cannot work by itself.It needs our support.It is just made out of transistors.Yes in games the computer beats us most of the time.But it is not the computer is smart.A smart person has written the logic in the game to beat us.lollol [vicky30]
I think that is the point! We are not smart enough than the people who create that game.lol [vivianchen]
i think the computer is smarter...i think this because it can hold and bare WAYY more information than the brain can...for example...in photobucket..there are billions and billions of photos that are uploaded every minute, of every second....i think its PRETTY impossible for the human brain to even remember all of those pictures....another example is the online dictionary.....so many definitons...i dont think the brain can hold and remember ALL of those definitions..even people with PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES... [Loveromance]
Human, of course, because human invented computer! That's the best basis for that. But according to my computer professor, computer still possesses logic. However, humans' logic is way too much better than that of computers'. [kdmlrys]
Humans Are Surely Smarter .. The Person Who Created the Computer Game Doesnt want Any body to be Smarter than His Creation .. He Wanted to be the smartest .. LoL .. Whether you Win Or Lose Humans Are indeed the smartest .. Did you get ThAt .. [prashanthalva]