John Preskill: Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Encountering Richard Feynman

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This was one of John's only podcast interviews. 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 the National Academy of Sciences in 2014. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9oiS7pL8NU