Tag: Quantum Computing
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Quantum Measurements Leave Schrödinger’s Cat Alive
Schrödinger’s cat, the enduring icon of quantum mechanics, has been defied. By making constant but weak measurements of a quantum system, physicists have managed to probe a delicate quantum state without destroying it – the equivalent of taking a peek at Schrodinger’s metaphorical cat without killing it. The result should make it easier to handle…
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Rapture of the Nerds: Will the Singularity Turn us into Gods or End the Human Race?
A gathering of experts on artificial intelligence becomes a search for deeper meaning Hundreds of the world’s brightest minds — engineers from Google and IBM, hedge funds quants, and Defense Department contractors building artificial intelligence — were gathered in rapt attention inside the auditorium of the San Francisco Masonic Temple atop Nob Hill. It was…