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The Chinese Room Argument is a thought experiment in the philosophy of mind that challenges the idea that a computer can have a mind. The argument was first proposed by philosopher John Searle in 1980. Searle argues that even if a computer could pass the Turing test, which is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior that is indistinguishable from that of a human, it would not necessarily mean that the computer actually understands the language it is using.