Some more objections
Lady Lovelace’s [Ada’s] objection
- computers do whatever we know how to order them to perform , so computers cannot do anything really new
- AT: Machines constantly surprise us.
Argument from informality of behaviour
- impossible to write down formal rules for every situation
- AT: Scientifically impossible to prove people not driven by rules
Argument from ESP
- Telepathy would let humans win imitation game
- AT: Put competitors in ‘telepathy-proof’ room (!)