Closing of the Chinese Room
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Student:
Professor, is the Chinese Room open?
Prof. Searly:
Move on, buddy! It is closed.
Student:
Excuse me? Professor, are you OK?
Prof. Searly:
What do you want from me? The room is closed. There is nothing here for you. It is closed and closed forever.
Student:
Is this the same Chinese Room that you have always talked about?
Prof. Searly:
Yes. This is the room. This is the magical room which understands Chinese language. And now they closed it.
Student:
But why? What happened?
