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The reason that no computer program can ever be a mind is simply that a computer program… — John R. Searle

The reason that no computer program can ever be a mind is simply that a computer program is only syntactical, and minds are more than syntactical. Minds are semantical, in the sense that they have more than a formal structure, they have a content.

John R. Searle
1984
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Artificial intelligence
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1984
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John R. Searle
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Searle, John R. "Minds, Brains, and Science." Reith Lectures. BBC Radio 4. 1984. Radio.

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