The Chinese Room: Can Following Rules Ever Mean Understanding?

A man in a locked room answers Chinese questions perfectly without understanding a word. Does that show that no program can ever think? We lay out the argument at its clearest, then the strongest reply, and admit where it stays unsettled. #philosophy #chineseroom #mindandmachine #philosophy #Chinese room #artificial intelligence #philosophy of mind #understanding [sf-9c93ba7f4b72434ba560beaaf9a9fed7]