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Ibthaj Khilji

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Does the future need us?

Humans are currently the most intelligent species on the planet, with computers and machines becoming more intelligent will there be a time when machines can match our capabilities, and even exceed our capabilities.
And when that time comes, will being a normal human being be enough?
Will humans need to compete with machines, and can we ultimately win against a machine who is beyond our capabilities.

Machines are already beyond our physical capabilities and in many areas different machines are beyond a normal human's mental capability. Do we need to compete?

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    anson zearfoss

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    Mar 19 2011: there are no needs for the future becuase it cannot need anything if it does not yet exist. If you are saying it has needs then it is present and it has needs now which is not the future.

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