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If you had a piece of meat than consumed English words and excreted correctly translated Chinese, could it be said that the meat actually understands Chinese?

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How complex does a system of algorithms have to be to "understand" something? Hard question.

It's a reference to the 'Chinese Room' thought experiment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room

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