The Subsystem understands
The man who has internalised the room may not understand Chinese, but he contains an information processing subsystem does understand Chinese.
Robert Wilensky, 1980.

Note: Similar arguments are played out in the "Can translations occure between the internalized Chinese Room and the internalizing English speaker?" arguments on this map.
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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 Chinese Room Argument [4] »The Chinese Room Argument [4]
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The Systems Reply »The Systems Reply
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The Internalisation Reply »The Internalisation Reply
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The Subsystem understands
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