RichardKennaway comments on Rationality Quotes January 2014 - Less Wrong
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-- John von Neumann
Solve the halting problem.
The context of the quote is "If you will tell me precisely what it is that a machine cannot do" [that a human can], which addresses this objection.
Obviously, but this is a clever enough response that sidestepping the point is permissible.
Actually, it's pretty standard, if you google the quote.