Searle's Chinese Room thought experiment is intended to show that
A. computers manipulate symbols on the basis of their meaning or content.
B. humans manipulate symbols on the basis of their physical features.
C. one can pass the Turing Test without being intelligent.
D. computers can understand a language solely by running a program.
Answer: C
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personal liberty because citizens are not responsible for their own protection—it is the job of the police to protect the citizenry.
a. True b. False
The new economy is about
A. Money B. Feminism C. Revolution D. Equality
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