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What was John Searle's part in Artificial Intelligence?
In 1980, Searle presented the Chinese room argument, which purports to prove the falsity of strong AI.
how did John Searle's Chinese room argument prove the falsity of strong AI.
Assume you do not speak Chinese and imagine yourself in a room with two slits, a book, and some scratch paper.
what happens after during the Chinese room argument in the room with two slits, a book, and some scratch paper?
Someone slides some Chinese characters through the first slit, you follow the instructions in the book, transcribing characters onto scratch paper, and slide the resulting sheet out the second slit.
what happens to the outside world during the Chinese room argument?
To people on the outside world, it appears the room speaks Chinese yet you do not understand a word of Chinese.
So the AI is like getting information from a book without really knowing it as argued in the Chinese room argument?
This suggests, according to Searle, that no computer can ever understand Chinese or English
what does no computer can ever understand Chinese or English entail?
as being able to 'translate' Chinese into English does not entail 'understanding' either Chinese or English

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Self-contained rewrite: Are there any other interesting aspects about the John Searle article?