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The paper that first posited this scenario outlines a story about a man storming out of a restaurant without eating a hamburger. A reply to this thought experiment imagines a man who produces light by waving a magnet up (15[1])and down and was posited by Patricia and Paul Churchland. Roger Schank is discussed in the paper that originated this thought experiment, which is subject to the “systems reply.” (15[1])The subject of this thought experiment (15[1])cannot exhibit (*) intentionality according to a paper that distinguishes between a “cautious” concept (10[1])and a counterpart that actually behaves as a mind. In the paper “Minds, Brains, and Programs,” this thought experiment was first posited by John Searle. For 10 points, what thought experiment likens strong AI to a man using a dictionary to write in a certain language that he does not understand? ■END■

ANSWER: Chinese room argument [or the Chinese room experiment]
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