For those not in the know:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room

Very first words:

The Chinese room argument holds that a computer executing a program cannot have a mind, understanding, or consciousness,[a] regardless of how intelligently or human-like the program may make the computer behave.

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[โ€“] 5 points 9 months ago

As long as you accept that the understanding is embedded in the software, not in the computer.

What a useless conclusion to take from a really insightful argument. Also, there's nothing forcing AI to resemble the Chinese room, it's a computer running it, not a look-up machine.

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