Chinese room
Chinese room noun: the setting of a thought experiment in which a person with no understanding of the Chinese language is locked in a room with a set of rules allowing them to produce answers to questions in Chinese. It aims to demonstrate that running a program cannot give a computer system a "mind", "understanding" or "consciousness", regardless of how intelligent it may appear.
Noun
Chinese room (plural Chinese rooms)
- The setting of a thought experiment in which a person with no understanding of the Chinese language is locked in a room with a set of rules allowing them to produce answers to questions in Chinese. It aims to demonstrate that running a program cannot give a computer system a "mind", "understanding" or "consciousness", regardless of how intelligent it may appear.
Forms of Chinese room
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Questions about Chinese room
- What does Chinese room mean?
- Chinese room means the setting of a thought experiment in which a person with no understanding of the Chinese language is locked in a room with a set of rules allowing them to produce answers to questions in Chinese. It aims to demonstrate that running a program cannot give a computer system a "mind", "understanding" or "consciousness", regardless of how intelligent it may appear.
- What part of speech is Chinese room?
- Chinese room is a noun.
- What is the plural of Chinese room?
- The plural of Chinese room is Chinese rooms.
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