Understand John Searle's Chinese Room Argument
Explore the intriguing concept of the Chinese Room through John Searle's 1980 argument, which questions the true understanding of artificial intelligence and the limitations of passing the Turing Test. Delve into philosophical reflections and insights on machine intelligence, self-reference, and the essence of comprehension.
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The Chinese Room COMP 4230 David J Stucki Fall 2021 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2-chinese-room.jpg
Alerts Read Chapter 2 of Larson Read both articles by Douglas Hofstadter on self-reference Read John Searle's 1980 paper
How The Chinese Room Operates https://mind.ilstu.edu/curriculum/searle_chinese_room/searle_chinese_room.html What brings happiness? Be the stream of the universe. (Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching)
Meanwhile, Outside The Room This guy is so smart!
Chinese Room Reflections 1980 John Searle: Brain and Behavioral Sciences (BBS) What was Searle's point? Even if a computer passes the Turing Test, it won't be intelligent because it still won't understand anything it says. Turing himself had suggested some possible objections to machine intelligence. He gave them the following titles: Theological, Heads in the Sand , Mathematical, Consciousness, Various Disabilities, ESP, Lady Lovelace s Objection (originality), Continuity in the Nervous System, and Informality of Behaviour. Searle s argument appeared to be new, and was a death knell for interest in the Turing Test, at least for a decade. No longer was the question "Can we pass the Turing Test?" but rather "What is required for understanding?"
Next Time GOFAI: Good Old Fashioned Artificial Intelligence
