To Prove Existence

To Prove Existence

To truly be a human being, one would probably never think proving their own existence to another of their own species, or even worse, to a machine, would be necessary. This is exactly what Brian Christian is writing about in his article, "Mind vs. Machine," with the Turing Tests put on by multiple scientists in order to find out if a computer can outsmart the judges into believing it is a human. These tests bring about the question of what it is that truly defines the human body and mind and if the human body comparable with a machine? Humans, figuratively speaking, are machines, and have become adapted to acting as one. Humans, like machines, are comprised of a number of parts, all of which must learn to work together to enable the human body to fully process and work. Both humans and machines have been created to need some type of fuel or energy to fulfill their individual working habits. However, as much as a human may seem like a machine, humans do have a rising power over machinery, that being their personality. Each and every human being acquires this personality from their surrounding factors throughout life. Yes, machinery may be said to have a personality of their own as well, yet this personality of theirs would not be existent, had it not been for the human beings who created it.

The perspective that the human race has got to where it is today by being the most, "adaptive, flexible, innovative, and quick-learning species on the planet," has got many convinced. Whether or not people agree, this statement stands supported. Humans are very creative creatures, and have come astonishing distances to prove their worth in this world. Humans really were the first original computers, and have the proof of so many technological inventions to support this statement. Their ways of learning how to become so adaptive and innovative are the main reason that the standard of living has risen from where it used to be.

Humans and machines have been connected as one, simply because the human race has become so reliant on technology. With so many advances in the past century, humans have lost the "do it yourself," drive, because technically, they do not have to do it themselves anymore. Machines do it for them. Brian Christian validates this point when saying, "To understand why our human sense of self is so bound up with the history of computers, it's important to realize that computers used to be human." Looking back on history and learning about how humans used to have to be their own machines to fulfill their own basic necessities of life, this statement becomes very noticeable and true.

With humans so involved in this constant infatuation with machinery and computers it's no wonder the Turing Test was created. While going through Christian's article, there was a certain tone that stood