Can Computers think and understand?
Some have thought that if a computer can pass the Turing test, then it has thoughts and can understand language. What is the Turning test? And is passing the Turing test sufficient for showing that a computer can think? Explain and discuss the Mayan room argument, and discuss its relation to the Turing test. If computers do have thoughts and understanding should we be worried?
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