Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is finally here 21 years after the original RPG, but its 'Mixed' Steam reviews prove it's not love at first bite: "It's not a Bloodlines sequel"

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is finally here 21 years after the original RPG, but its 'Mixed' Steam reviews prove it's not love at first bite: "It's not a Bloodlines sequel"

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I think the more interesting interpretation of the Chinese Room thought experiment is that the room itself understands. The man is just part of the engine, like the letter he reads, the book he uses, or the chair he sits in.

#ai #philosophy #chineseroom

John Searle (1932-2025) - Daily Nous

Philosopher John Searle, well-known for his work on philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, has died. John Searle wrote extensively consciousness and the mind, intentionality, and speech act theory. He is especially well known for his Chinese Room Argument on artificial intelligence. He has also made contributions to philosophical work on social ontology, rationality,

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There was a great discussion here recently that introduced me to the #ChineseRoom metaphor: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...

Chinese room - Wikipedia
Chinese room - Wikipedia

🤖💡 Can #algorithms really #think – or is it just a perfect illusion?

Imagine: An AI like Google Lambda actively resists being shut down. Does it understand what it is doing – or is it just simulating intelligence à la Searle's #ChineseRoom?

👉 Discover the limits of #AI, #consciousness, and #machine consciousness in an interview with Prof. Dr. #ThomasFuchs.

📎 More on this: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/11/20/das-verkoerperte-bewusstsein/

or directly on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1ouxs6P3Enc

#ArtificialIntelligence #Zoomposium

TIL: #ChineseRoom en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese... "In the #ThoughtExperiment, Searle imagines a person who does not understand Chinese isolated in a room with a book containing detailed instructions for manipulating Chinese symbols."

Chinese room - Wikipedia
Chinese room - Wikipedia

Food for thought: LLM as a Chinese Room.

Should have thought about that myself, but I didn't; saw it on news.Y.com.

#ChineseRoom
#LLM

And here is the video where you can see that it is #raykurzweil who asks a question. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHKwIYsPXLg

#Philosophyofthemind #Chineseroom #JohnSearle #philosophy

Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence | John Searle | Talks at Google

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I am teaching #Philosophyofthemind at the moment and just came across this gem! If you know what the
#Chineseroom argument is, this is a treat. #JohnSearle is super sharp. #philosophy https://overcast.fm/+AAOSrKddpO0
Ep283 - John Searle | Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence — Talks at Google

Philosophy professor John Searle visits Google to discuss the philosophy of mind and the potential for consciousness in artificial intelligence. John is widely noted for his contributions to the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and social…