John Searle

John Searle's Opinions

Philosophy Could a computer ever be conscious? Disagree [The Chinese Room Argument] is a simple demonstration that the computational model of consciousness is not sufficient for consciousness. ... Its point is simply this: Computation is defined syntactically. It is defined in terms of the manipulation of symbols. But the syntax by itself can never be sufficient for the sort of contents that characteristically go with conscious thoughts. Just having zeros and ones by themselves is insufficient to guarantee mental content, conscious or unconscious. Edit Pitches 01 Mar 1993    Source

Artificial Intelligence Is the unconscious philosophical zombie possible? Agree It is possible in principle to build a machine that behaves exactly like a human being but has no consciousness or intentionality. No mental life at all. ... So the possibility in principle of a zombie that behaves just like a human being seems to me something that cannot be ruled out a priori. It is no doubt difficult and perhaps impossible in practice, but in theory it is easy to imagine such a machine. Edit Pitches 15 Mar 2009    Source

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