On Understanding in Communicating Systems and the Error in the Chinese Room Thought-Experiment
Abstract
John Searle has proposed the Chinese Room thought-experiment to refute the notion of what he calls strong Al (Artificial Intelligence), that is that thinking is merely the manipulation of formal symbols. We discuss the Chinese Room thought-experiment, and show that Searle's argument is in error. We show, therefore, that the Chinese Room thought-experiment provides no grounds for the conclusion that computer hardware, solely on the basis of running computer software, can never be regarded as intelligent.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA231643
Entities
People
- S. C. Giess
- T. A. White
Organizations
- Royal Signals and Radar Establishment