What Computers Can’t Do
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"What Computers Can’t Do" is a seminal philosophical critique of artificial intelligence by Hubert Dreyfus that challenges the assumption that human intelligence and understanding can be fully replicated by computational systems.
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| What Computers Can’t Do canonical | 1 |
| What Computers Still Can’t Do | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17347368 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What Computers Can’t Do Context triple: [Hubert Dreyfus, notableWork, What Computers Can’t Do]
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The Universal Computer
The Universal Computer is a book by mathematician and logician Martin Davis that traces the history and development of the concept of computation and the universal Turing machine.
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The Mental Life of Some Machines
The Mental Life of Some Machines is a philosophical essay by Hilary Putnam that explores whether and how machines could possess mental states, contributing to debates in philosophy of mind and artificial intelligence.
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Understanding Computers and Cognition
"Understanding Computers and Cognition" is an influential book by Terry Winograd and Fernando Flores that critiques traditional artificial intelligence and proposes a new, language- and human-centered view of computing and cognition.
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“Computing: A Human Activity”
“Computing: A Human Activity” is a collection of essays by computer scientist Peter Naur that explores computing as a human-centered, theory-building activity rather than a purely formal or mathematical discipline.
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E.
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About is a reflective book by Donald E. Knuth in which he discusses the philosophical, spiritual, and personal dimensions underlying his life and work in computer science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What Computers Can’t Do Target entity description: "What Computers Can’t Do" is a seminal philosophical critique of artificial intelligence by Hubert Dreyfus that challenges the assumption that human intelligence and understanding can be fully replicated by computational systems.
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A.
The Universal Computer
The Universal Computer is a book by mathematician and logician Martin Davis that traces the history and development of the concept of computation and the universal Turing machine.
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B.
The Mental Life of Some Machines
The Mental Life of Some Machines is a philosophical essay by Hilary Putnam that explores whether and how machines could possess mental states, contributing to debates in philosophy of mind and artificial intelligence.
-
C.
Understanding Computers and Cognition
"Understanding Computers and Cognition" is an influential book by Terry Winograd and Fernando Flores that critiques traditional artificial intelligence and proposes a new, language- and human-centered view of computing and cognition.
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D.
“Computing: A Human Activity”
“Computing: A Human Activity” is a collection of essays by computer scientist Peter Naur that explores computing as a human-centered, theory-building activity rather than a purely formal or mathematical discipline.
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E.
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About is a reflective book by Donald E. Knuth in which he discusses the philosophical, spiritual, and personal dimensions underlying his life and work in computer science.
- F. None of above. chosen
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linked to: What Computers Can’t Do