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Lex Fridman
Scott Aaronson, a professor at UT Austin and former MIT faculty member specializing in quantum computing and computational complexity theory, joins Lex Fridman to explore the intersection of technical science and philosophy. Aaronson argues that while philosophers tackle broad metaphysical questions …
Lex Fridman
Scott Aaronson explains that the term "quantum supremacy," coined in 2012, refers to a specific historical milestone where a quantum computer performs a well-defined task significantly faster than any known classical algorithm. It is crucial to understand that this does not imply solving useful prob …