Collins's understanding of Madeleine is science fiction
Madeleine was nothing like an immobile box. In crawling, kicking, balancing, overcoming obstacles, finding optimal distances for listening etc, Madeleine had enough of a body structure to allow her to be socialized to the human world.
Hubert Dreyfus (1996).

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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3] »Yes: physical symbol systems can think [3]
The Disembodied Mind Assumption »The Disembodied Mind Assumption
The body is essential to human intelligence »The body is essential to human intelligence
Madeleine reasons without a body »Madeleine reasons without a body
Madeleine has bodily and imaginative skills »Madeleine has bodily and imaginative skills
If Madeleine can learn common sense, a computer can too »If Madeleine can learn common sense, a computer can too
Collins's understanding of Madeleine is science fiction
Hubert Dreyfus »Hubert Dreyfus
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