The author argues that intelligence goes beyond mere processing power and that it will not be sufficient for computers to reach the singularity to have intelligence.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

I disagree with the author but the article is well written and well researched. However I do believe that once sufficient power is available, the machine will start to "think", be intelligent, be creative, be self-conscious, etc. After all, any sufficiently evolved technology is impossible to differentiate from magic, as the saying goes...