Man understands Chinese but can't translate to English
Once the man has internalized the system, he then speaks Chinese, but his English- and Chinese- speaking subsystems can't communicate. He understands both English and Chinese but can't translate between them.
David Cole, 1984.


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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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Man understands Chinese but can't translate to English
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The brain-programming thought experiment »The brain-programming thought experiment
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The brain-transplant thought experiment »The brain-transplant thought experiment
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Failure to translate proves failure to understand »Failure to translate proves failure to understand
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We should listen to the man »We should listen to the man
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David Cole »David Cole
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