Comment by the_af
4 years ago
> Computers can solve math problems and prove theorems
But the specification of the problem must be done by a human, translating to a formalized system that the software can understand. And if there's a problem in the formal specification, it's mostly up to the human to notice and fix; the computer will happily output garbage or crash or enter an infinite loop.
So it seems this translation, going from an exploration of the problem statement, usually in ambiguous terms, to a formal specification, and the awareness to possibly detect whether the answers make sense and the specs were right, is uniquely human.
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