Information may be extracted from a quantum–mechanical system only by means of inference. For this reason, the observer, although not required as such for obtaining an eigenstate of the measured observable on a given system, is necessary for obtaining information.
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Auletta, G. Quantum Information and Inferential Reasoning. Found Phys 35, 155–156 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-004-1929-2
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