Quote: a computer can "figure out", "recognize", or "conclude". This is no different than "multiplication" by addition and shifting, or "addition" by opening and closing switches

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I argue that intentional and mechanistic or scientific … there is a purely mechanistic explanation of the … or recognizes the best move, or that it … say that a computer adds or multiplies. … It used to be popular to say, "A … That leaves the way open to saying, "A … [and shift] numbers together very, very fast," and that must lead to … the opening and closing of hundreds of tiny … the mercy of the electrical currents pulsing through … [Computers] can't really guide rockets to the moon, … that and more. What the computer programmer can … is explain how the computer truly is doing …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: just as a programmer can explain how a computer multiplies numbers, he can explain how a computer recognizes the best chess move

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