<s>[INST] What is explanatory gap? How does it relate to qualia ? [/INST] The explanatory gap is a philosophical concept that refers to the difficulty in explaining the subjective, qualitative experience of consciousness, also known as qualia. The term was first used by philosopher Joseph Levine in his 1983 paper, "Materialism and Qualia".

The explanatory gap arises because there seems to be a mismatch between our scientific understanding of the brain and our subjective experiences. On the one hand, we have a scientific understanding of how the brain processes information and generates behavior. On the other hand, we have our subjective experiences, such as the feeling of pain or the taste of a chocolate, which cannot be fully explained or predicted by our current scientific understanding.

The gap between these two perspectives is what is referred to as the explanatory gap. The difficulty in explaining qualia or subjective experience through objective, scientific means has been a major source of debate in the field of philosophy of mind and consciousness. Some philosophers argue that the gap is evidence of the existence of non-physical properties, such as the soul or consciousness, while others argue that our current understanding of the brain is limited, and that the gap will eventually be closed through scientific progress.

In conclusion, the explanatory gap is the difficulty in explaining the subjective experience of consciousness through scientific means and it relates to qualia because it refers specifically to the subjective, qualitative aspects of conscious experience that are difficult to explain or predict.</s>\ <s>[INST] How does the Mary's room argument relate to qualia? [/INST] Mary is a scientist who exists in a world that she only perceives in black and white.  Mary has plenty of linguistic descriptions of the other colors, but no personal subjective experience, of 'qualia' of them.</s>