Full Idea
It is always possible to provide incompatible interpretations of formal theories, so that a computer could use the same program one day to play chess, the next to fight a war.
Gist of Idea
One computer program could either play chess or fight a war
Source
Georges Rey (Contemporary Philosophy of Mind [1997], 9.1.3)
Book Reference
Rey,Georges: 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind' [Blackwell 1997], p.241
A Reaction
This seems to present a huge gulf between human chess players (who 'understand' what they are doing) and machines, but I don't accept it. Giving the machine cameras and multi-level software would fix it.