Quote: a mechanical computer does not literally follow rules;

it only behaves as if it does

--topics--

computer as an intelligent agent

computer as state machine

limitations of formalism

rules

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computers are not formal

computers do not follow rules

observer-relative

problems with intelligent agents

Quotation Skeleton

The human computer is consciously following rules, and ... that it is not actually following any rules.

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