Chinese Room more than a simulation
In a mere simulation inputs and outputs aren't of the same type as the phenomenon being simulated. But in the Chinese Room the inputs & outputs (symbol strings) are the same as those used by a real Chinese speaker.
A fire stimulator doesn't take wood as input or generate heat as output, so a fire simulator is a mere simulation.

But in the Chinese Room the inputs and outputs (symbol strings) are the same as those used by a real Chinese speaker. Therefore, the Chinese Room is more than a mere simulation of Chinese speaking.

Note: also, see the "If a simulated intelligence passes, is it intelligent?" arguments on Map 2.

Laurence Carlton, 1984.
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