The view that machines cannot give rise to surprises is due, I believe, to a fallacy to which philosophers and mathematicians are particularly subject. This is the assumption that as soon as a fact is presented to a mind all consequences of that fact spring into the mind simultaneously with it. It is a very useful assumption under many circumstances, but one too easily forgets that it is false. A natural consequence of doing so is that one then assumes that there is no virtue in the mere working out of consequences from data and general principles.
Game | Time | WPM | Accuracy |
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6575 | 2017-06-19 03:41:07 | 66.59 | 98% |
6249 | 2017-01-15 12:40:14 | 68.03 | 95% |