bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Kort) (12/16/89)
The current (January) issue of Scientific American carries back-to-back articles by John Searle and Paul & Patricia Churchland on the topic Can Machines Think? Searle presents the case against strong AI, and the Churchlands present the case for machine-based thinking. In the same issue, readers will find a charming profile on Claude Shannon, who also has something to say on the question of machine thought. Asked if machines think, Shannon answers, "You bet. We're machines, and we think, don't we?" Dewdney's column this month is on Cellular Automata. --Barry Kort