Andris Ambainis in conversation on artificial intelligence, quantum computers and autonomous weapons
In the Apollo.lv interview series "No otras puses" (From the Other Side), Andris Ambainis discusses whether the Universe will ever repeat itself and what Schrödinger's cat knows. The introduction says AI recently solved hundreds of very complex maths problems.
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The latest episode of the Apollo.lv news portal's interview series "No otras puses" ("From the Other Side") features Andris Ambainis. The conversation touches on whether the Universe will ever repeat itself, and on what Schrödinger's cat knows. The cat is a thought experiment from quantum physics.
The introduction to the episode raises several technology-related questions. Artificial intelligence has very recently solved hundreds of highly complex mathematical problems. It solved one of them within a few hours, even though scientists around the world had worked on it for almost 30 years.
It also says that quantum computers promise to transform science. Autonomous weapon systems, meanwhile, are already prompting the question of whether a machine can be trusted with a decision over a human life.
The source text contains only this short introduction, so the content of the conversation and Ambainis's own statements are not covered here.
