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Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Reading Group

"The Chinese Room Argument" by David Cole (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Updated 2014)

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An entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy outlining the Chinese Room argument and several significant critiques it has faced. What are the key issues at stake in the debate surrounding the Chinese Room argument?