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Free will, consciousness and AI: a conversation with Daniel Dennett

Philosopher's Zone

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The Importance of Functional Understanding

John Searle describes the Chinese room thought experiment, where he simulates a program without understanding Chinese. He refutes the experiment's conclusion by highlighting that his ability to converse in English or Chinese demonstrates functional understanding, similar to the debate surrounding chatbots like GPT.

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