4 sources healthy · latest episode 9 Nov 2026
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A certain degree of determinism is required for a system to instantiate a human mind.

Unresolved speaker · Why Leibniz Couldn't Find the Mind Inside the Mill (Joscha Bach) · 2 Nov 2026

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“You need to have a certain degree of determinism to make us happen. But if we are recreating these conditions in an artificial substrate, then you could, in principle, also be emulated by this artificial substrate.”
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