Humans made of non-sentient parts, Chinese Room argument flawed
XclusionZone · x · 2026-08-21
A commenter argues against the idea that AI cannot possess sentience by pointing out that humans are also made of non-sentient, deterministic neurons. They claim that if the Chinese Room argument were true, it would similarly prove humans aren't conscious.
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