John Preskill – Part 1 – Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Encountering Richard Feynman (#111)

Part 1 of 2 Learn about the exciting promise of quantum computing
and how it may solve problems in fundamental physics. Join my
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briankeating.com. We went deep…discussing Artificial Intelligence,
the simulation hypothesis, lessons from Richard Feynman and more!
You don’t want to miss his answers to my patented Thrilling Three
final questions! John Preskill is the Richard P. Feynman Professor
of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology,
where he is also the Director of the Institute for Quantum
Information and Matter. He is one of the most prolific and
influential scientists of our time. Preskill is a leading scientist
in the field of quantum information science and quantum
computation, and he is known for coining the term “quantum
supremacy.” Preskill studied magnetic monopoles in Grand Unified
Theories. This work pointed out serious flaws in the then-current
cosmological models, a problem which was later addressed by Alan
Guth and others by proposing the idea of cosmic inflation. He’s the
Director of the Institute for Quantum Information at Caltech. He is
known for coining the term “Quantum Supremacy” in a 2012 paper.
Preskill has achieved some notoriety in the popular press as a
party to a number of bets involving fellow theoretical physicists
Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne. Preskill was elected a member of
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