He makes an important distinction between being able to compute and actually understanding what one is doing. If a computer can do it, a person can then simulate the computer that did it, but that person wouldn't need to understand a word of Chinese to do any of the computations (since they are just instructions that need following).
Searching "Chinese Room" will bring up a ton of resources about this, and Wikipedia has a thorough entry as well.
so it means: even though Ava (in the film) can simulate the full range of woman's emotion in love, it still doesnt mean she is actually feeling the great joy and sorrow of love? :)
Searching "Chinese Room" will bring up a ton of resources about this, and Wikipedia has a thorough entry as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room