If Madeleine can learn common sense, a computer can too
Madeleine's experience suggests that a computer with its own non-standard body—a fixed metal box—could also acquire socialised knowledge. If we can figure out what process Madeleine went through, we could apply the process to a computer as well.
Harry Collins (1996).

Note: For more on Collins's views about socialization, see the "Can computers reason scientifically" arguments on Map 1.
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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
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Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3] »Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3]
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The Disembodied Mind Assumption »The Disembodied Mind Assumption
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The body is essential to human intelligence »The body is essential to human intelligence
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Madeleine reasons without a body »Madeleine reasons without a body
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Madeleine has bodily and imaginative skills »Madeleine has bodily and imaginative skills
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If Madeleine can learn common sense, a computer can too
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Collins's understanding of Madeleine is science fiction »Collins's understanding of Madeleine is science fiction
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