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Which processes are most difficult for computers to accurately model?

Post 1

Effers;England.


I thought of this question when trying to think how much better long range weather forecasting is today as compared to when I was a kid.


Which processes are most difficult for computers to accurately model?

Post 2

Hoovooloo

Human thought.

Anything inherently chaotic, which is most things in nature if you run it long enough.


Which processes are most difficult for computers to accurately model?

Post 3

Icy North

Do you mean which processes are most difficult for humans to accurately model, even with the aid of a computer?


Which processes are most difficult for computers to accurately model?

Post 4

Bald Bloke

Entscheidungsproblem


Which processes are most difficult for computers to accurately model?

Post 5

Pink Paisley

I don't think that it would be possible for a computer to accurately model the process that is undergone when my partner asks me whether I think that she should wear item A or item B.

The human brain is said to be rather more powerful than the giantest mega-computer but in my experience, considering the correct / right / satisfactory response, is never more than guesswork.

PP


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