Man versus Machine

Are machines equal to human beings? Can machines replace the human mind? These pertinent questions are as old as the Industrial Revolution itself. The Matrix Trilogy brilliantly encapsulates this eternal battle between the human mind and machines. 



The New York Times has a brilliant piece on the idea of man versus machine. Here's an excerpt:

"... computers are increasingly going to be able to perform
important parts of even mostly cognitive jobs, like picking stocks, diagnosing
diseases and granting parole.

As this happens, certain mental skills
will become less valuable because computers will take over. Having a great
memory will probably be less valuable. Being able to be a straight-A student
will be less valuable — gathering masses of information and regurgitating it
back on tests. So will being able to do any mental activity that involves
following a set of rules.

But what human skills will be more
valuable?" (End of excerpt)

If you have an opinion on this issue, please leave it in the comments section.