From Newsgroup: comp.ai.philosophy

On 20/04/2025 21:14, olcott wrote:

Even though AI can as much as perfectly mimic being
alive with a will of its own and a complete human
personality the Chinese Room proves that it will always
remain essentially gears & Pulleys on the inside thus
will never be alive.

That's not valid reasoning. You must also have the premise that being
alive is not essentially gears & Pulleys on the inside which you don't have.


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