Crash Course Philosophy 23: Artificial Intelligence

What concern does the narrator express about his brother John?

• John might be a robot.

• John might be an alien.

• John might be a clone.

• John might be a genius.

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What is Weak AI characterized by?

• Its ability to feel emotions.

• Its ability to create art.

• Its ability to think like humans.

• Its narrow range of thought-like abilities.

What is the main idea behind the Turing Test?

• To evaluate a machine's artistic skills.

• To test a machine's ability to solve math problems.

• To measure a machine's speed.

• To determine if a machine can fool a human into thinking it is human.

According to William Lycan, what is a possible reason people might not consider Harry a person?

• Harry cannot speak.

• Harry does not have a name.

• Harry was programmed.

• Harry cannot move.

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What does Lycan argue about the concept of programming in humans?

• Programming is irrelevant to personhood.

• Humans are not programmed at all.

• Only robots are programmed.

• Humans are also programmed by genetics and upbringing.

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What is the main point of John Searle's Chinese Room thought experiment?

• To prove that humans cannot understand Chinese.

• To demonstrate that passing the Turing Test is sufficient for strong AI.

• To show that machines can understand languages.

• To argue that manipulating symbols is not the same as understanding.

In the Chinese Room thought experiment, what does the person inside the room use to respond to Chinese messages?

• A computer.

• A code book in English.

• A dictionary.

• A translator.

What is one argument against the Chinese Room thought experiment?

• The person inside the room actually knows Chinese.

• No part of the brain knows English, but the whole brain does.

• The code book is too complex.

• The experiment is too simple.

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This Crash Course video was made before Chat GPT. Now scientists are creating new, more specific, Turing tests. Watch this video to learn more. You can write your thoughts about the video here.