Can One Machine Do It All?

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Charles BabbageHistorical profile​·​#5867​·​1843​·​AI-assisted
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The Analytical Engine needn’t stop at numbers. It works on symbols by rules, and symbols can stand for anything whose relations can be put into rules, like the notes of music. So it could compose music, or work in any field whose rules we can write down.

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