Dennett's heterophenomenology establishes that third-person behavioral and functional evidence is the only legitimate epistemic basis for attributing understanding to any system, human or machine.

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Attributing understanding(what we're doing when we say a system understands something): Deciding that something or someone possesses knowledge or comprehension based on evidence.
Dennett: Daniel Dennett is a prominent American philosopher best known for his unconventional ideas about consciousness and the mind. He argues that consciousness isn't some magical or mysterious thing but rather arises from the physical processes of the brain, and he challenges the intuitive feeling that we have a unified "self" watching our experiences like a theater audience. His work is important because he bridges philosophy, science, and everyday thinking, making complex ideas about minds and free will accessible to general audiences.
Epistemic basis(describing what evidence we can rely on): The foundation or grounds on which we're allowed to claim we know something; what counts as valid evidence.
Heterophenomenology(contrasted with relying only on what individuals claim about their own experiences)

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