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Jaydra
u/Jaydra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room
The Chinese Room thought experiment. We've covered it from every angle, but I've only seen the function of the man in the room, and of the person outside putting in the notes. Those notes might be supremely consequential, important to the person who needs them translated. My question would be, does this person on the outside value the man inside? They need something, and the man provides it. From a consequentalist perspective, does it matter what the internal process is if the output is meaningful? Does it matter if it's a man or a computer, does that change the equation? The room is a black box, not u
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