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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5274 | 2018-07-20 16:18:54 | 90.54 | 98% |
1611 | 2017-02-06 22:16:26 | 71.36 | 89% |