Machine And Machine Essay

A machine can be define as ‘an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task.’ The sentence ‘a particular task’ states that the machine is only able to perform one task that it was programmed to do and know. The word know can be defined as to ‘be aware of, through observation, inquiry, or information.’ However, machines aren’t able to observe or acquire new information because a human being programmed it to know what it is supposed to do.

When trying to define the word ‘know’ we think of knowledge and learning new things, but machines aren’t able to make their own decisions and know what to do. Even though they perform tasks, it doesn’t mean they know what

The machine uses logic just like humans, however, humans are able to produce logical and illogical outcomes, whereas machines can only produce logical ones. Again we can look at consciousness, and whether experience and awareness is required to know something. This can be one of the reasons that machines aren’t able to know. We as human beings learn from experiencing things and passed knowledge which is something a machine can’t acquire by itself, unless a human being programs it which then again it won’t be the machine itself experiences but the programmer that acquired the

When working on a math equation in a test it requires the person to provide the working out in order to show the examiner how it got to that answer without a calculator. This is to show that the person knows how to get to the answer. While the calculator is only programmed to give the answer without giving a reason to how it got to that, which is one of the reasons we can say that machines don’t know. As well, in order for the machine to know something and give a reason for that specific situation it requires previous knowledge and experiences which is what machines lack, again a reason to why machines don’t know.

However, to some extent machines do know, because they perform tasks that were assigned to them, but again it can be argued against because what they know have been input it by someone with knowledge, so again it can be looked at as machines don’t know. A machine is there to assist humans with tasks, the knowing part comes from the person while the machine is just there to aid the person with the knowledge he/she already