Comment by Kevin_Flynn
17 days ago
computers compute.
compute /kəm-pyoo͞t′/ intransitive verb
To determine by mathematics, especially by numerical methods: synonym: calculate.
"computed the tax due."
decide /dĭ-sīd′/ intransitive verb
To reach a conclusion or form a judgment or opinion about (something) by reasoning or consideration.
"decide what to do."
I would agree.
The programmer, architect, CIO, engineer, etc. made the decisions, reached the conclusions, reasoned about the problem.
In the case of an AI vibe coder, the collective published works of said programmers, architects, CIO, engineer, etcs reasoning was applied to the vibe coders question, itself a result of reasoning. AI is still just calculating.
Digital computers ( the ones I assume we are talking about ) are turing machines.
Electronic tape readers.
Modern player pianos. V
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