No, computers cannot thank. Thinking requires autonomy. They are not autonomous. They are glorified calculators. They are not thinking. They are eyes and nose, eyes and nose, eyes and nose, eyes and nose. On, off, off, on, on, off, on, off, off, on.

So I think people are mistaking the fact that machines are automatic with autonomy, which is not the same thing. Computers cannot operate without the maintenance of a human that can think outside the box. Because once the electricity is off that's it.