According to Minsky, there are a few different ways that a computer can surpass the human brain. He points out that "a computer can be programmed to keep a record of all its internal states and then trace back to these" (Beedles 120). This means that a computer would be able to go back to any event and respond the same way it did at the time. It is not possible for a human to go back to a specific event at any time in their life and remember what happened, or even respond the same way.



Since these computers are so advanced and are able to do a lot more than the human brain, Minsky claims that they are smarter than human beings. Although this has caused much controversy, Minsky has stood by his claim and does not mind the opposing view. His view on artificial intelligence is not very popular among his collegues, however, he continues to research and support his stance on artificial intelligence. He has done much research about artificial intelligence, and from all the work he has done for this research, his stance is not going to change.



Even though Minsky may bring up a good point that comptuers can do more functions than the human brain, I do not believe that a computer will ever be smarter than the human brain. It seems impossible that a computer will ever have emotions like humans do, and since emotions lead to so many different actions, I do not think that a computer will ever be able to top a human. Computers may know more than a human and may be able to trace back to certain moments better than a human ever could, but that does not mean that a computer is necessarily "smarter" than a human.