Searle (John Searle)

John Searle is an American philosopher known for his work on language, mind, and consciousness. He is famous for the "Chinese Room" argument, which challenges the idea that a computer can truly understand language just by processing symbols. Searle argues that even if a machine can convincingly respond in Chinese, it doesn’t actually understand the meaning behind the words. His work raises important questions about artificial intelligence, consciousness, and what it means to understand something. Overall, Searle emphasizes the difference between human cognition and machine processing.