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When the first machines were created, their mechanisms were further refined as to increase their productive output. For instance, a drill press can have lubrication on its cogs to make it more efficient and easy to use. When a series of machines are placed into an enclosure this is called a ''factory''. | When the first machines were created, their mechanisms were further refined as to increase their productive output. For instance, a drill press can have lubrication on its cogs to make it more efficient and easy to use. When a series of machines are placed into an enclosure this is called a ''factory''. | ||
[[File:Difference engine.jpg|alt=Difference engine|thumb|Figure 2. The first computer. Babbage's 1882 Difference Engine.]] | |||
This stepping up of complex systems is also comparable to the world of computers. The first computers were machines with cogs (Figure 2). | |||
== Machine Intelligence == | == Machine Intelligence == | ||