John Searle
American philosopher (1932–2025)
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Videos Mentioning John Searle
Susan Schneider - Can AI Become Conscious?
Closer To Truth
Philosopher mentioned alongside Chalmers in discussions about consciousness and mind.
Facts & Values: Clarifying the Moral Landscape (Episode #364)
Sam Harris
Philosopher who distinguished between epistemological and ontological senses of objectivity.
Turing Test: Can Machines Think?
Lex Fridman
A philosopher who proposed the Chinese Room thought experiment as a critique of artificial intelligence and computation.
I believe chatbots understand part of what they say. Let me explain.
Sabine Hossenfelder
An American philosopher who proposed the Chinese Room thought experiment to argue that computer programs, like the one simulating understanding Chinese, do not truly understand the language they process.
What is "Intelligence"?
Sabine Hossenfelder
Philosopher who proposed the Chinese Room thought experiment to argue against the idea of machine understanding.
Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #130
Lex Fridman
Philosopher who proposed the Chinese Room argument, mentioned in relation to the argument's premise.
Melanie Mitchell: Concepts, Analogies, Common Sense & Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #61
Lex Fridman
Philosopher known for his distinction between strong AI (machines actually thinking) and weak AI (machines simulating thinking).