His claim is that if a human were placed in a room and asked to translate Chinese by following
procedures like a computer, that there would be no understanding. The problem is that his
"robot" as described is way too slow to simulate any mechanism which could show any
intelligence at all. So what? Come up with a different analogy, John. One which could
conceivably execute instructions as quickly as a modern supercomputer or human brain can.
Then we will talk.
To see more about this, go to the section on the Myth of human intelligence.
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