Scientists still don't know the answer to this infamous question - Charles Wallace & Dan Kwartler

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Learn more at https://brilliant.org/TedEd -- In 1980, philosopher John Searle developed a thought experiment in response to AI advancement at the time. His aim was to interrogate whether a programmed computer has cognitive states, and asked: if a computer looks like it understands something, does that mean it actually understands the way a human does? Charles Wallace and Dan Kwartler explore whe

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