In this episode I discuss Google’s new Willow chip and its claim of quantum supremacy — what the experiment actually did, why the benchmark still reflects classical thinking, and why forcing quantum systems to behave like deterministic machines misses their true potential. Instead of celebrating speed alone, we explore the deeper question: should quantum computing aim to mimic classical algorithms, or unlock genuinely emergent behavior the way nature does? Suggested Reading https://www.natu...
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In this episode I discuss Google’s new Willow chip and its claim of quantum supremacy — what the experiment actually did, why the benchmark still reflects classical thinking, and why forcing quantum systems to behave like deterministic machines misses their true potential. Instead of celebrating speed alone, we explore the deeper question: should quantum computing aim to mimic classical algorithms, or unlock genuinely emergent behavior the way nature does? Suggested Reading https://www.natu...
Scale-Free Truth: Keeping AI Correct, Regardless its Power
Science in Perspective
45 minutes
1 year ago
Scale-Free Truth: Keeping AI Correct, Regardless its Power
How can we keep AI truthful, even if it knows more than we do? In this episode I discuss how AI might be kept aligned to human truth and values, despite superseding us in scale and capability. I argue that logic is a scale-free framework that is agnostic to size and complexity, and can serve as a self-regulating form of truth discernment, even for highly creative and powerful machines. Suggested Reading https://www.quantamagazine.org/debate-may-help-ai-models-converge-on-truth-20241108/ Rec...
Science in Perspective
In this episode I discuss Google’s new Willow chip and its claim of quantum supremacy — what the experiment actually did, why the benchmark still reflects classical thinking, and why forcing quantum systems to behave like deterministic machines misses their true potential. Instead of celebrating speed alone, we explore the deeper question: should quantum computing aim to mimic classical algorithms, or unlock genuinely emergent behavior the way nature does? Suggested Reading https://www.natu...
