# Semantics Outside the Engineering Problem by Claude Shannon > "These semantic aspects of communication are irrelevant to the engineering problem." > **— Claude Shannon**, *A Mathematical Theory of Communication (1948)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: A Mathematical Theory of Communication (1948). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Information Persistence in Complex Systems|Information Persistence in Complex Systems]] - **Article:** [[articles/An Order of Operation|An Order of Operation]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Digital Continuity|Digital Continuity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Claude Shannon|Claude Shannon]] - [[wiki/Information Theory|Information Theory]] - [[wiki/Information Inheritance|Information Inheritance]] - [[wiki/Reference Information vs Individual State|Reference Information vs Individual State]] - [[wiki/Heritable Information|Heritable Information]] - [[wiki/Semantic Preservation|Semantic Preservation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "These semantic aspects of communication are irrelevant to the engineering problem." — Claude Shannon, A Mathematical Theory of Communication (1948) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-claude-shannon-semantics-outside-engineering-problem ```