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The speaker says that without the onset of consciousness an infant would remain vegetative and not develop into a human being, suggesting consciousness is crucial to training a human-like brain.
Unresolved speaker · Why Leibniz Couldn't Find the Mind Inside the Mill (Joscha Bach) · 2 Nov 2026
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“Instead, the infant will remain vegetative. We will not turn into a human being. So consciousness seems to be crucial to train a brain like ours.”33:16Report a misattribution
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