1) You need something to compute the outcome of the symbols in order to test the accuracy of those symbols. I am not sure how to experimentally test your point without doing so. Perhaps that is the crux of the issue, we can&#x27;t test symbols without tying them to a &quot;physical medium&quot;.<p>2) We can introduce more communication layers as you desire and still keep in the spirit of the experiment. I opted for the strip down version due to simplicity of describing the experiment and the similarity it has to the turing test.