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Literally exactly how it works, too. (lemmy.nz)
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[-] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Does the result of the experiment change if there's a sensor active that records data to a hard drive that no one ever looks at and it just gets deleted

Yes. It collapses the wave function. There is no need for something 'conscious' to count as an 'observer'.

Your second question is moot, because the first part counted as an observation.

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