Thought today’s smbc comic was too funny not to share. Source

  • lad@programming.dev
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    15 hours ago

    But in this case you is unnecessary if a mechanism can perform that part, and understanding then completely doesn’t rely on consciousness. This is a bit weird way to think about it, but it seems to be a semantic difference

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      2 hours ago

      No, you’re still a necessary part of the system, since otherwise there is no interaction possible. And yes, I don’t think understanding relies on consciousness.

      Where is the semantic difference?