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Re:Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened? by _jal on Friday June 08, 2018 @11:04AM (#17266116)
> very stupid person who has no idea what's doing but has a booklet in possession

When Siri first hit the Iphone and I was trying to figure out if it was useful for me (no), I named my phone Searle[1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room#Chinese_room_thou...

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Re:Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened? by Bartweiss on Friday June 08, 2018 @11:07AM (#17266150)
Somebody I know described Siri as "less of a Chinese room, more of a tourist's Chinese phrasebook", and it seems to sum up the issue pretty well.
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