1968COMPUTERS
COMPUTERS, HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, FALL SHORT WHEN COMPARED WITH HUMAN THINKING, FALL SHORT. MANY EXAMPLES OF DEFINITION OF "TO THINK" ARE DESCRIBED BY THE COMPUTER.
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PAN CARTOONISH COMPUTER SPELLING OUT "THE THINKING MACHINE. VOICE OVER, "DO COMPUTERS REALLY THINK?" "TO ANSWER THAT, WE WILL HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE WORD "THINK" MEANS".
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| 00:02:28 28.4 |
ROBOT FACES CAMERA AND SAYS, "LET'S SEE IF MY COMPUTER BANK CAN HELP". SCREEN ON CHEST OF ROBOT READS,"DATA BANK DICTIONARY".
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| 00:02:30 30.4 |
ROBOT SPEAKS IN MECHANICAL VOICE, "MY DATA BANK DICTIONARY HAS MANY DEFINITIONS OF "TO THINK".ROBOT CHEST SCREEN SHOWS, "TO THINK; TO CALL TO MIND, TO REMEMBER".
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| 00:02:46 46.4 |
DRAWING OF BOY IN CLASSROOM TAKING TEST , TRYING TO RECALL EQUATION. VOICE OVER, "STORING INFORMATION AND RECALLING IT IS SOMETHING COMPUTERS CAN DO REMARKABLY WELL".
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| 00:03:02 62.4 |
ROBOT INSERTING PROGRAM IN ITSELF. VOICE OVER, "ONCE PROGRAMMED, THEY CAN REFER TO ITS OWN PROGRAM FOR INSTRUCTION AND DATA.
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| 00:03:09 69.4 |
MONTAGE - VARIOUS SHOTS ANIMATED DRAWINGS OF PRIMITIVE MAN USING BASIC MEANS OF REMEMBERING,
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| 00:03:49 109.4 |
MAN USES STRING ON FINGER TO REMEMBER TO PAY THE BILLS.
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| 00:03:59 119.4 |
CU LIGHT BULBS BEING TURNED ON AND OFF WITH SWITCHES. "THE FAMILIAR LIGHT SWITCH IS MUCH CLOSER IN TIME AND SPIRIT TO THE KIND OF MEMORY THE COMPUTERS USE".
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| 00:04:08 128.4 |
CU "LAMP ON, LAMP OFF, EITHER WAY, THIS SIMPLE EQUIPMENT IN STORING ON "BIT" , A PRIMARY DIGIT OF INFORMATION" "WITH MORE LAMPS, GREATER QUANTITIES CAN BE STORED".
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| 00:04:32 152.4 |
"LIGHT SWITCH METHOD IS TOO SLOW". ZOOM IN COMPUTER. "MODERN COMPUTERS USE FAST MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICES, SUCH AS TAPES OR DISK, LIKE JUKEBOX RECORDS.
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| 00:04:55 175.4 |
CU TINY CORDS WOVEN TOGETHER LIKE INDIAN BEADS. THESE ARE USED IN LARGE COMPUTERS. MS WORKERS STANDING BEFORE LARGE COMPUTERS, ONE MAN AT DESK COMPUTER.
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| 00:05:16 196.4 |
LIBRARIAN PLACES CARD IN COMPUTER TO GET INFORMATION ON WHEREABOUTS OF THOUSANDS OF BOOKS IN HER CHARGE.
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| 00:05:25 205.4 |
"IF REMEMBERING WERE THE ONLY DEFINITION OF THINKING, WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT COMPUTERS IN THE MENTAL GIANT CATEGORY."
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| 00:05:44 224.4 |
ANIMATION OF ROBOT PLAYING CHESS WITH A MAN.
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| 00:05:49 229.79 |
CU COMPUTER AT MIT, PLAYS "A VERY RESPECTABLE GAME WITH PROFESSOR". CU HAND MAKING MOVES ON CHESSBOARD. CHESS GAME WITH COMPUTER. CHESS ON COMPUTER SCREEN.
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| 00:06:22 262.4 |
CU ACTUAL TROPHY WON BY COMPUTER IN AMATEUR CHESS GAME.
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| 00:06:36 276.4 |
VARIOUS SHOTS "LOGIC "BEING EXPLAINED, USING BATTERIES, SWITCHES AND A BELL. THIS IS CALLED A "LOGIC HAND CIRCUIT" BY COMPUTER PEOPLE.
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| 00:07:17 317.4 |
EXTERIOR NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE CO. BUILDING. MONTAGE OF COMPUTER PANELS AND TELEPHONE GRIDS INSIDE BUILDING. "MAKES MILLIONS OF LOGICAL DECISIONS EVERY DAY"
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| 00:07:35 335.4 |
COMPUTER SCREEN DEFINES "TO THINK: "TO FORM A MENTAL PICTURE OF".
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| 00:07:46 346.4 |
ROBOT APPROACHES TWO YOUNG MEN. ONE THINKING OF A PRETTY GIRL AS THE OTHER THINKS 38-24- 36. VOICE OVER, "HUMANS ARE CAPABLE OF TRANSLATING SYMBOLS INTO MENTAL IMAGES WHILE COMPUTERS AREN'T NEARLY AS IMAGINATIVE".
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| 00:08:05 365.4 |
WORKING GIRL FEEDS DATA CARDS INTO COMPUTER. "THEY (COMPUTERS) ARE HOWEVER, VERY GOOD AT TAKING ABSTRACT DATA PROCESSING IT AND AND TRANSFERRING IT TO CATHODE RAY TUBES. MONTAGE, VARIOUS EXAMPLES OF THIS.
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| 00:08:26 386.4 |
VARIOUS SHOTS OF COMPUTER'S ABILITY TO SIMULATE DESIGNS. CU SHOTS BELL LABORATORY SCIENTIST DESIGNING AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT.
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| 00:09:23 443.4 |
ANIMATED DRAWING OF ROBOT SPEAKING IN MECHANICAL VOICE. "WHEN IT COMES TO MEMORY, LOGIC, OR FORMINGIMAGES, WE COMPUTERS ARE PRETTY GOOD THINKERS"
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| 00:09:32 452.4 |
COMPUTER ROBOT SHOWS ANOTHER DEFINITION OF ,"TO THINK": "TO PERCEIVE OR RECOGNIZE". VOICE OVER, "WHEN IT COMES TO RECOGNITION, COMPUTERS ARE PRETTY INEPT".
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| 00:09:54 474.4 |
VARIOUS SHOTS HUGE BUNDLES OF MAIL BEING PROCESSED ON CONVEYOR BELTS. VOICE OVER, THEY (COMPUTERS) ARE MADE TO SEE BY MEANS OF AUTOMATIC SENSORS". "BUT COMPUTERS ARE LIMITED TO DEFINING WELL DEFINED PATTERNS (ZIP CODE NUMBERS, ETC).
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| 00:10:23 503.4 |
LATTER"a" WRITTEN IN DOZENS OF DIFFERENT WAYS. COMPUTER FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THESE SYMBOLS ALL MEAN THE SAME THING".
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| 00:10:24 504.4 |
PAN VARIETY LANGUAGE BOOKS ON BOOKSHELF. VOICE OVER, "WHEN IT COMES TO LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, COMPUTERS ARE NOT VERY BRIGHT EITHER".
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| 00:10:52 532.4 |
SIGN: "OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND:. WHEN THIS WAS DEFINED BY COMPUTER, IT CAME OUT, "INVISIBLE IMBECILE".
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| 00:11:16 556.4 |
DRAWING OF FEMALE PROGRAMMER SHOWING AFFECTION FOR ROBOT. "COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SHOW AFFECTION FOR THEIR COMPUTERS, BUT NO COMPUTER WAS EVER OBSERVED TO RETURNING THE SENTIMENT".
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| 00:11:21 561.4 |
COMPUTER SCREEN GIVES ANOTHER DEFINITION OF "TO THINK" "TO HAVE FEELING OR CONSIDERATION FOR".,
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| 00:11:29 569.4 |
DRAWING OF FEMALE PROGRAMMER SHOWING AFFECTION FOR ROBOT, BUT NO COMPUTER THE SENTIMENT. "IN FACT COMPUTERS ARE ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF FEELING".
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| 00:11:56 596.4 |
FEMALE PROGRAMMER AT WORK AMID LINES OF COMPUTERS AND FILE CABINETS. "COMPUTERS NEVER PLAY FAVORITES OR GET ANGRY AT EMPLOYEE MISTAKES.BEST OF ALL THEY NEVER GET BORED".
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| 00:12:09 609.4 |
DRAWING OF FEMALE EMPLOYER PROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER TO EMULATE HUMAN EMOTION".
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| 00:12:13 613.4 |
SCULPTOR CREATING A STONE STATUE BEING WATCHED BY ROBOT COMPUTER. SCREEN ON ROBOT DEFINES ANOTHER DEFINITION OF TO THINK: "TO CREATE OR DEVISE".
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| 00:12:34 634.4 |
ROBOT APPROACHES SCULPTURE WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL, ATTEMPTING TO CREATE. INSTEAD THE SCULPTURE CRUMBLES IN A HEAP. "CREATIVITY SEEMS TO BE A UNIQUELY HUMAN CAPABILITY".
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| 00:12:44 644.4 |
CU HUMAN HAND CREATING MUSIC ON PAPER. "SO FAR A COMPUTER HAS NEVER COMPOSED A HIT SING, OR PAINTED A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE". OR DESIGNED A DRAGSTER" SHOT OF A DRAG RACE CAR TAKING OFF.
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| 00:13:15 675.4 |
"COMPUTERS CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO 'APPEAR' CREATIVE"/ PAN PICTURES CREATED BY COMPUTER
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| 00:13:51 711.4 |
"A COMPUTER HAS BEEN USED TO CREATE ANIMATED PICTURES AS WELL". MONTAGE VARIOUS EXAMPLES OF THEI.
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| 00:14:58 778.4 |
VARIOUS SHOTS MAN, WOMAN, WORKING AT COMPUTERS. "THE COMPUTER, AN INGENIOUS COLLECTION OF ELECTRONIC HARDWARE WAS CREATED BY MAN". "MAN ALSO CREATED THE PROGRAM THAT MADE THE COMPUTER THE USEFUL TOOL THAT IT IS".
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| 00:15:19 799.4 |
PN DOZENS OF MEN AND WOMEN SEATED AT THEIR COMPUTERS. "WITHOUT A PROGRAM, THE COMPUTER IS NO MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN A PLAYER PIANO WITHOUT A MUSIC ROLL".
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VOICE OVER AGAIN ASKS, "BUT, DO THEY "THINK". LETS JUST SAY THEY CARRY OUT SOME PROCESSES THAT ARE SIMILAR THAN HUMAN THOUGHT.......".
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