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Crash Course Philosophy #23: Artificial Intelligence & Personhood

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Today Hank explores artificial intelligence, including weak AI and strong AI, and the various ways that thinkers have tried to define strong AI including the Turing Test, and John Searle’s response to the Turing Test, the Chinese Room. Hank also tries to figure out one of the more personally daunting questions yet: is his brother John a robot?

[Video and text source: CrashCourse You Tube channel]