Searle’s Chinese Room Argument was first published in 1980 as an experiment where John Searle attempted to prove certain relationships and differences between artificial intelligence and the human brain. I’m going to argue that the explanations for his argument are inconclusive. John Searle’s Chinese Room argument was an experiment where Searle locked himself in a room and was fed slips of paper under the door in three stages. The first stage is called “a script”. In the first stage John is…
argument has gained an incredible amount of traction in the philisopher community, and as such it has faced numerous objections. “The Systems Reply” is perhaps one of the strongest of these objections. What that reply suggests is that while it is correct that the…
Fate: Sealed yet Alterable It is human nature to crave knowledge. People cannot help it, and oftentimes it is a favorable quality. Awareness should be desirable, right? Sometimes. But when dealing with fate, awareness can only hurt individuals, as shown in both Oedipus Rex and Minority Report. Both movie and play clearly illustrate that when a person tries to change their own destiny, they only end up bringing themselves closer to it. They also show how attempting to alter another’s destiny…
The many modes of processing thought listed above can be further rendered down to the firing of neurons, which as well can be said to be a binary system; consisting of being in the state of firing or not firing. There still remains however a very substantial difference between the two fundamental actions. That difference is rooted in the equipment used to engage in the two respective actions. Searle…
Brian Aldiss’ “Supertoys Last All Summer Long” is a short story that deals with two narratives. The first one involves Monica Swinton and her young son David, and the second one is Monica’s husband Henry Swinton who is the Managing Director of Synthank. Throughout the short story both Monica and David can’t seem to communicate clearly to each other. David feels that the love he has for his mother is unrequited. Interesting enough in this dystopian future Monica’s three year old son David isn’t…
Medical technology is a vast field where advancements in technology play a crucial part in sustaining the health of patients. Fields such as Artificial Intelligence, 3-D printing, robotics, and medical imaging have contributed to improving the health of many people. In the medical field, the dependence of medical technology has allowed doctors to improve their practice by making more accurate diagnoses, which reduces mortality rate. Healthcare practitioners, as a result of these innovations,…
theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and technology.” The concept of transhuman existence comprises of three areas; super longevity, super intelligence and super wellbeing. In reality, human intelligence and the human lifespan has already increased dramatically due to advances in technology, with some humans now living to over one hundred years of age. It is more than acceptable to reason that, due to these…
not immune to the challenges that affect the passenger transport ecosystem that is the implementation of intermodal transfers, fare structure, and the integration of integrated ticketing systems that are generally not possible in the current passenger transport system, whilst some progress has been made towards solving this issue where the BRT systems have been implemented. Modal options are limited, particularly among low-income households, and result in the lower end of the economy having no…
University at Carbondale Author Note Ronald E. Stewart, Information Systems and Applied Technologies Department, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. This research was supported by educational benefits provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Post 9/11 GI Bill program. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ronald Stewart, Southern Illinois University Extended Campus, Information Systems and Applied Technologies Department, Southern Illinois…
has led to everyday activities like social media, banking, and your favorite streaming services to incorporate advanced artificial intelligence algorithms. In its simplest form, artificial intelligence gives computational devices the ability to have “decision making” skills that simulate human intelligence. One of the most powerful and widely used branches of artificial intelligence is machine learning. Machine learning strives for the machines to be able to learn without being explicitly…