Searles target is StrongAI a Strong Al is the view that suitably programmed computers(or the programs themselves) can understand natural language and actually have other mental capabilities similar to the humans whose abilities they mimic. According to Strong Al,a computer may play chess intelligently, make a clever move, or understand language. By contrast, " weak Al"is the view that computers are merely useful in psychology, linguistics, and other areas, in part because they can simulate mental abilities But weak Al makes no claim that computers actually understand or are intelligent. The Chinese Room argument is not directed at weak Al, nor does it purport to show that machines cannot think--Searle says that brains are machines, and brains think. It is directed at the view that formal computations on symbols can produce thought. Strong AI is the view that suitably programmed computers (or the programs themselves) can understand natural language and actually have other mental capabilities similar to the humans whose abilities they mimic. According to Strong AI, a computer may play chess intelligently, make a clever move, or understand language. By contrast, “weak AI” is the view that computers are merely useful in psychology, linguistics, and other areas, in part because they can simulate mental abilities. But weak AI makes no claim that computers actually understand or are intelligent. The Chinese Room argument is not directed at weak AI, nor does it purport to show that machines cannot think—Searle says that brains are machines, and brains think. It is directed at the view that formal computations on symbols can produce thought. Searle’s target is “Strong AI