Grounding Symbols in the Analog World with Neural Nets

Harnad's main argument can be roughly summarised as follows: due to Searle's Chinese Room argument, symbol systems by themselves are insufficient to exhibit cognition, because the symbols are not grounded in the real world, hence without meaning. However, a symbol system that is connected...

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Main Author: Harnad, Stevan (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1993.
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