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then we have determined that the machine can in fact think. This was deemed the Turing Test, and since then, there have been countless arguments for and against it. One of the most famous arguments came about almost fifty years later, known as the Chinese Room Argument, is written by John Searle. Seale concludes that a computer’s

In this paper I will consider John Searle's Chinese Room argument against Strong AI, and then explain how Paul Churchland's Luminous Room argument successfully opposes it. Strong AI is the proposition that intelligence is simply the formal manipulation of symbols, which is something that digital computers have. A digital computer is any machine whose states can be known and predicted by a machine function table that rationally gives future states and outputs from current states and inputs. Searle

In this paper I analyze the statement, “To me, the forest looks a deep shade of green,” from a functionalist perspective, and discuss how it provides a sufficient and an insufficient account of conscious mental phenomena. Functionalism claims that mental states are nothing but functional, causal relations between elements in the brain, such as beliefs and desires, and the external world. First, I analyze the given statement from a functionalist stance. Then, I discuss possible objections to functionalism

Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence is the technology that involves computers and machines displaying it’s own intelligence. The practical uses for computers making their own decisions is a very important technology to develop, because this would allow the deployment of robots in environments too harsh for humans to brave, such as other planets, or even war zones. While artificial intelligence is a very good idea, true human intelligence will be very difficult to reach. While a computer

Neil Postman, a firm protester against technology, begins his argument in The Judgement of Thamus with a parable about a king rejecting an inventor who incorporates writing into their society; the king, Thamus, is steadfast in his belief that writing’s future burdens will outweigh its immediate success. Postman argues that technological discoveries change the way we think, manipulating our culture and our understanding of the world. He states that the primary difference between computers and humans

In the 1984 film “The Terminator” a robotic assassin is sent from the future to kill a woman whose son will play a pivotal role in the upcoming war against the machines. This is simply a fictional story told for the entertainment of millions at the box office, but what if it could offer some insight into the future? Artificial Intelligence is growing rapidly and will be a major threat to humanity once it arrives. Some of the greatest minds of the 21st century, such as Stephen Hawking, think that

Imagine a world with full of Artificial Intelligence, in a form of a robot. It is a thought that most people can dream of. Eventually it won 't be an imagination anymore but a goal that most people will try to accomplish. As years progress in life, our technology gets better and better. We play as “god” as we experiment with the theories of AI’s. Having an AI in our world can have its disadvantage. For example, an AI can feel and think like a human on its own. By this, I mean that an AI can have

In “Liar!,” Isaac Asimov presents a conundrum as it relates to artificial intelligence. In the story, the robot, Herbie, becomes mute and insane when confronted with a conflict that would violate one of Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics- namely the first law, where a robot cannot harm a human being. Herbie is a telepathic android that represents the superior intellect that many believe robots will have in the future. The standard way of thinking about artificial intelligence has it that its vast improvement

Artificial Intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processed by machines, especially computer systems in which can ran as robots. AI systems are programmed of acquisition of information and rules for using the information to reach approximate or definite conclusions. There are various applications of AI expert systems, some include speech recognition and machine vision. In the story of Traditions, we are introduced with La Maquina, a AI robot who lives with a Mexican household family

Beneficial AI Many wonder if Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be beneficial to humanity. AI has been around for only a few years. Voice Assistants such as Bixby and Siri help people maneuver through screen selection, apps and much more on their cell phones easier and faster. AI is slowly getting better, with things such as self-driving cars and robotic relations. There are two types of AI, weak AI and strong AI. Weak AI are things we have today such as those listed above (Siri and Bixby)