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From: rwojcik@bcsaic.UUCP (Rick Wojcik)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Call for DISCUSSION: comp.ai.chinese_room
Keywords: AI, Philosophy, Endless Repetition
Message-ID: <15364@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: 29 Sep 89 19:19:19 GMT
References: <347@cui.unige.ch>
Reply-To: rwojcik@bcsaic.UUCP (Rick Wojcik)
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle
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In article <347@cui.unige.ch> afzal@cui.unige.ch (Afzal Ballim) writes:
>I would like to propose a new group "comp.ai.chinese_room", whose charter
>would be as follows:
>
>comp.ai.chinese_room

Thanks for your tongue in cheek suggestion, Afzal.  I can certainly understand
your frustration in seeing these debates go on endlessly, and with a lot of
repetition.  The Chinese room problem attracts a lot of debate because it is
an interesting problem.  It serves to focus people's thoughts on the issues.
Meanwhile, I suggest that those of you who get glazed eyes simply create a
kill file and turn your attention elsewhere.  For those who take the creation
of special newsgroups as a serious way of siphoning off debates, consider what
newsgroups will be cross-posted to from comp.ai.chinese_room.  You guessed
it--comp.ai.  ;-)
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Rick Wojcik   csnet:  rwojcik@atc.boeing.com	   
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