On Searle /
Hirstein, William.
On Searle / William Hirstein. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2001. - 82 p. 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [81]-82).
Centers on the Chinese Room argument which is an argument against the possibility of true artificial intelligence. The argument centers on a thought experiment in which someone who knows only English sits alone in a room following English instructions for manipulating strings of Chinese characters, such that those outside the room it appears as if someone in the room understands Chinese. The argument is intended to show that while suitably programmed computers may appear to converse in natural language, they are not capable of understanding language even in principle. The philosopher argues that the though experiment underscores the fact that computers merely use syntactic rules to manipulate symbol strings , but have no understanding of meaning or semantics.
534576265
Intentionality (Philosophy)
Philosophy of mind.
B 1649.S264 / .H618 2001
On Searle / William Hirstein. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2001. - 82 p. 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [81]-82).
Centers on the Chinese Room argument which is an argument against the possibility of true artificial intelligence. The argument centers on a thought experiment in which someone who knows only English sits alone in a room following English instructions for manipulating strings of Chinese characters, such that those outside the room it appears as if someone in the room understands Chinese. The argument is intended to show that while suitably programmed computers may appear to converse in natural language, they are not capable of understanding language even in principle. The philosopher argues that the though experiment underscores the fact that computers merely use syntactic rules to manipulate symbol strings , but have no understanding of meaning or semantics.
534576265
Intentionality (Philosophy)
Philosophy of mind.
B 1649.S264 / .H618 2001
