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ARGUMENT CHAMBRE CHINOISE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Logic (Philosophy)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Chinese room argument
1, record 1, English, Chinese%20room%20argument
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CRA 1, record 1, English, CRA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
John Searle's Chinese room argument (CRA) is a celebrated thought experiment designed to refute the hypothesis, popular among artificial intelligence (AI) scientists and philosophers of mind, that "the appropriately programmed computer really is a mind." 1, record 1, English, - Chinese%20room%20argument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chinese room argument; CRA: designations validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 2, record 1, English, - Chinese%20room%20argument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Logique (Philosophie)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- argument de la chambre chinoise
1, record 1, French, argument%20de%20la%20chambre%20chinoise
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la célèbre réponse de John Searle, connue sous le nom «d'argument de la chambre chinoise», [réfute] l'amalgame entre simulation et réalité. Ce n'est pas parce qu'une machine se comporte comme si elle pensait, qu'elle pense. 1, record 1, French, - argument%20de%20la%20chambre%20chinoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
argument de la chambre chinoise : désignation validée par des spécialistes canadiens de l'Université Concordia, de l'Université Dalhousie, de l'Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 2, record 1, French, - argument%20de%20la%20chambre%20chinoise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lógica (Filosofía)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- argumento de la habitación china
1, record 1, Spanish, argumento%20de%20la%20habitaci%C3%B3n%20china
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- argumento de la cámara china 2, record 1, Spanish, argumento%20de%20la%20c%C3%A1mara%20china
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el filósofo J. Searle desarrolla una serie de argumentos para demostrar que las máquinas no piensan dado que no tienen acceso al sentido. Su argumento de la "cámara china" fue destinado a demostrar que una máquina solo manipula símbolos abstractos pero no comprende su significación. 2, record 1, Spanish, - argumento%20de%20la%20habitaci%C3%B3n%20china
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