Siddhant Sarthak*

National University of Singapore, Singapore

*Corresponding Author: Sarthak, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Received: February 24, 2025; Published: March 24, 2025

Abstract

The question of whether computers can think has been a longstanding debate in the field of Computer Science and Engineering. Computers have been primarily used for mathematical calculations, running user programs, and even games. But, as time has progressed, we have witnessed notable shifts in the organization, architecture, and algorithms to make the computer artificially “intelligent”. This essay draws insights from engineering, mathematics, and philosophy to provide a broad analysis of how computers today simulate thinking to some extent.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Computer

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Citation

Citation: Siddhant Sarthak. “Can Computers Think?".Acta Scientific Computer Sciences 7.1 (2025): 32-34.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Siddhant Sarthak. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.