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It's alright, but I don't recall the book articulating actions computers cannot do. It seemed to still leave open the possibility that we can automate all human work. What we need is a precise task that humans can do with ease but we can prove is impossible for any computational device whatsoever.


My understanding was that he thinks we can potentially automate all human work, just not with computers. A precise task isn't necessary: AI researchers are simply mistaken about the nature of intelligence.


Dreyfus doesn't know his comp sci. Everything automatable is computable. The interesting question is whether human intelligence is automatable.


>everything automatable is computable

why do you suppose this?


Everything physical is computable.


So you have to prove that all human work is physical when some of it doesn't seem to be physical at all (creative work).


Yes the non-physical work is not automatable.


Self awareness?


That's not a task per se. What I mean is a technical task.


Self awareness?




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