Harish (harish1995)

Race #3553

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Official speed 72.14 wpm (92.15 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 10, 2018 9:59:47am UTC
Race Finish August 10, 2018 10:01:19am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Opponents 2. anshul1219 (71.19 wpm)
3. dkagustin (66.20 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
Points 116.63
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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.