Comment by tsimionescu

Comment by tsimionescu 6 hours ago

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As far as I can see, Searle rejects the whole concept, and claims that by construction, it is obvious that the Chinese room doesn't understand Chinese in the same way that a speaker does, regardless of how well it can mimic Chinese speech.

netdevphoenix 6 hours ago

> claims that by construction, it is obvious that

Sounds like circular logic to me unless you make that assumption explicit

  • tsimionescu 5 hours ago

    Yes, that's what I'm "accusing" him of. I'm sure his defenders view his argument differently.