Are computers better at stuff than we are?

This week I will be answering a discussion which has be bothering me for a while. It is obviously about computers but my question this week is : 'Are computers better at stuff than we are?'

YES?
Firstly computers are better at maths than we are, no matter how fast you can answer a mental maths question, a computer can do it far quicker. Take a look at a spread sheet for example, when a formula is typed in and then you change the values of a certain cell relating to the formula, it processes the answer almost immediately. Spread sheets leads onto my next point, computers can present information better than we can ourselves. If we (humans) were to create a finance document, for example, on paper it would look messy and we would have to keep changing the values. Computers can present us with information in a clearer more structured way. Finally, computers offer us more security. Just think about how many passwords and log-ins we have. Passwords can be put onto documents, spread sheets and databases to prevent unauthorised people from look at our stuff.

NO?
Sometimes computers are not the best solution for everything. Computers have no human touch, yet. They can not be nice to you or tell you bad news nicely. Like if you ran out of memory on your desktop or your phone runs out of battery, they just do what they have to do. Basically, Computer says no. Also computers have not got the ability to give an opinion or any reasoning to any user. If you are choosing what colour your Facebook timeline cover should be, the computer does not tell you which one looks best. Lastly, computers are only as good as humans make them, so essentially I see us as helping and hindering ourselves.


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