Computers and humans run programs differently
A man instantiating a chess program without knowing what he's doing is not playing chess: a computer doing the same thing is playing chess. It seems reasonable to suppose that the situation is similar in the case of speaking Chinese.
Thus, a man running thorugh the steps of a program without knowing what he's doing is not speaking Chinese: whereas a computer doing the same thing is speaking Chinese.

Richard Sharvy, 1983.
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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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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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Man in Chinese Room doesn't instantiate a progam »Man in Chinese Room doesn't instantiate a progam
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Computers and humans run programs differently
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