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A computer acts as a causal insulator, making it possible to produce an arbitrary reality within it.

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

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“There is something super interesting about computers. What a computer ultimately is, is it's a causal insulator. The computer is, is a layer on which you can produce an arbitrary reality.”
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