Argument

Blockhead (thought experiment)

Overview

philosophical thought experiment about a computer which has been programmed with all possible sentences in a natural language, so as to be able to pass the Turing test despite lacking intelligence

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Philosophers who discussed Blockhead (thought experiment)

• Ned Block

Related ideas

• Ned Block
• Philosophy
• John Searle
• Frank Cameron Jackson
• Turing test
• Psychologism
• Thought experiment
• Behaviorism
• Chinese room
• Computer

Place in the tradition

Part of Philosophy of artificial intelligence.

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