Beyond Turing Equivalence
Aaron Sloman · 1996
Abstract Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the study of mind by introducing computational theories of mental processes. Many people believe that computational concepts and theories suffice to explain the nature of perception, learning, creativity, motivation, emotions, feelings, consciousness, etc. because all these are thought to be computational states, events, or processes. Indeed, I once put forward such a view (Sloman, 1978). But this presupposes that we know what computations are. Do we? Do analog computers do computations? The concept has become less clear with the growth of interest in ‘neural computations’.