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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3404 | 2017-06-13 12:58:38 | 61.97 | 96% |
3229 | 2017-05-28 03:11:13 | 51.11 | 86% |