Introducing Artificial Intelligence (Henry Brighton and Howard Selina) / quote 1 of 68
Searle does not deny strong AI
It is important to note that Searle is not denying the possibility of Strong Al. Indeed, Searle believes that we are nothing more than complex machines, and therefore we can build machines that think and understand. Searle’s objection is with the notion that machine understanding is simply a matter of coming up with the right program. Searle strikes at the heart of functionalism.