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The limits of computation are defined by the Turing machine.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
The Turing machine is a simple abstract device that can simulate any computer algorithm.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
The essence of computation is the manipulation of symbols.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
Consciousness is a process that involves much more than computation.
From The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose
Understanding algorithms is essential to understanding the nature of computation.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
To understand computation, we must understand Turing's vision.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
An algorithm must be seen to be believed.
We can’t even begin to imagine what computation is until we understand what it means to compute.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
The limits of computation are defined by the limits of what can be described algorithmically.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
A Turing machine is a theoretical model that helps us understand computation.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
To understand what a computer is doing is to understand the essence of computation.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
Logic is the foundation of all computation.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
The success of deep learning has been driven by the availability of large datasets and powerful computation.
From Deep Learning by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville
The Turing machine is a model of computation.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
It is not the case that we can simply describe the workings of the brain in terms of computations.
From The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose
Algorithms are the recipes for computation.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
The relationship between computation and logic is profound.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
Understanding computation is understanding the limits of what can be achieved.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold