Yes, how I understand it is that conscious observation is basically a subset of technical observation so like all conscious observation is observation, but not all observation must be conscious. So in this context, “observation” means any interaction that extracts information from a system, like a photon hitting a detector or a particle colliding with another. Conscious observation is just the special case where a human (or other conscious being) receives that information, but the physics works the same without anyone watching.
Imagine if particles were like magic cars on a highway where you can’t know the exact speed unless a radar gun pings them and even if the cop’s not looking, the screen’s broken, or her eyes are closed, it still counts because it’s the ping itself that matters.
So, essentially, an interaction is described as ‘observation’?
Yes, how I understand it is that conscious observation is basically a subset of technical observation so like all conscious observation is observation, but not all observation must be conscious. So in this context, “observation” means any interaction that extracts information from a system, like a photon hitting a detector or a particle colliding with another. Conscious observation is just the special case where a human (or other conscious being) receives that information, but the physics works the same without anyone watching.
Imagine if particles were like magic cars on a highway where you can’t know the exact speed unless a radar gun pings them and even if the cop’s not looking, the screen’s broken, or her eyes are closed, it still counts because it’s the ping itself that matters.