I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted.

Alan Turing
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Thomas A. Edison, the man who invented the modern electric light bulb, was one of the greatest inventors of all time. He was also one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world. He held strong opinions and was not afraid to share them with anyone who would listen.

Here, he explains his belief that machines will eventually be able to think like humans and share their experiences with us. The ability for computers to learn and grow is already possible. Computers can make decisions based on what they have learned, like a human baby learning to walk or run after it has seen other people do these things.

At some point, computers will be able to learn how to think for themselves.

Source: Computing Machinery And Intelligence

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