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Joscha Bach claims that a computer can be trained to play chess without being conscious.
Unresolved speaker · Why Leibniz Couldn't Find the Mind Inside the Mill (Joscha Bach) · 2 Nov 2026
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“But you can train a computer to play chess without the computer being conscious. And, uh, if the computer was self-organizing, it means it's possible that it could only be trained if it was conscious or th-this was the simplest way of doing it.”1:34:11Report a misattribution
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