I think Turing's test can be on to something. Talking to a computer
may seem ridiculous, and probably is, but Turing's test may be the
closest thing we have to see if computers can begin to have
intelligence. I believe computers can not be intelligent in the way
humans are because humans program computers to operate as we
wish. Computer thinking and human thinking are similar because we
can process lots of information. The significant difference between
computers and humans is emotions. Emotions are what set humans
and computers apart. Computers will solve a problem and not
consider human emotion, while humans will solve most problems by
viewing their and others' feelings. Although I don't believe computers
can be intelligent or show emotions, there can be a possibility of this
happening in the future. In recent news, there has been an instance
about a google engineer claiming a software program he was working
on told him it feels emotions (link below). If this article is accurate, we
may be further ahead with technology than we think. This topic
would directly link with ethics for me. Would it be ethical to create
computers with intelligence? If so, would it be ethical to try and
control their feelings rather than treat them as equals?
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/google-engineer-claims-
piece-of-software-has-feelings/2918249/
