Vincent J. Carchidi agrees with Descartes and friends that our ability to use language creatively distinguishes our minds from computers.
https://philosophynow.org/issues/168/Rescuing_Mind_from_the_Machines
Rescuing Mind from the Machines
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Re: Rescuing Mind from the Machines
if a computer can create a mad lib, will it get the joke?
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Re: Rescuing Mind from the Machines
Of course, some truly hardcore determinists might then note that human beings themselves are nothing more than nature's very own machines.