Abstract

Whether we like it or not, machines have become an indispensable part of a man’s life. There are those who say that humans are enslaved to modern technology and reject progress and new technological achievements on principle, while, on the other hand, fanatics of new trends simply must have not only the latest necessary and useful tools but every gadget and gimmick as well. Oftentimes we put our lives into the virtual or quite literal hands of machines when we accept that they make life-or-death decisions for us. They are considered with philosophical or ethical attitude when we ask questions if artificial intelligence is real, or talk about thinking machines. They enable us to study secrets of DNA on the micro, and the whole Universe on the macro scale.