A Misanthropic Reinterpretation of the Chinese Room Problem

TL;DR

This paper offers a provocative reinterpretation of the Chinese Room problem, questioning whether human cognition can be considered in the same framework as artificial intelligence.

Contribution

It introduces a novel perspective by comparing human cognition to the Chinese Room, challenging traditional assumptions about thinking and understanding.

Findings

Humans may not inherently understand or think as traditionally assumed.

The Chinese Room analogy can be applied to human cognition to reveal new insights.

The paper questions the criteria for thinking and understanding in both humans and machines.

Abstract

The chinese room problem asks if computers can think; I ask here if most humans can.