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1949JeffersonJefferson,The Mind of Mechanical Man (Lister Oration)EnglishEssayIn copyright
- Q02Would a machine's ability to converse appropriately be sufficient evidence that it thinks?
No. A machine that produces sonnets or answers is not thinking unless it writes them from felt thoughts and emotions and knows that it has done so.
- Q02Would a machine's ability to converse appropriately be sufficient evidence that it thinks?