[ben-schaaf]

> artificial neural networks are proven to be at least as capable as the human mind

Do you have a source for this? I know we have models of neural networks designed to act like neurons, but those aren't what're being used.

[sigmoid10]

See the universal approximation theorem for fully connected perceptrons.

[ben-schaaf]

That's really nowhere near enough of a proof. You'd need to prove that a human brain is equivalent to a mathematical function, and that that function can be sufficiently approximated by a NN to be functionally identical.

Additionally UAT doesn't actually prove NNs can approximate any function. Non-continuous functions and infinitely large domains aren't covered.

[xpe]

Define ‘capable’ and most of the confusion and potential controversy goes away.