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(see also pdf version) Quantum computing is one of the most exciting developments of computer science in the last decades. But this concept is not without its critics, often known as "quantum computing skeptics" or "skeptics" for short. The debate on quantum computing can sometimes confuse the physical and mathematical aspects of this question,...
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Quantum computing software, hardware, and quantum sensing stand poised to change the world, but what's investible from a VC perspective now?
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Another proof idea using finite automata Steve Cook proved three landmark theorems with 1971 dates. The first has been called a "surprising theorem": that any deterministic pushdown automaton with two-way input tape can be simulated in linear time by a random-access machine. This implies that string matching can be done in linear time, which inspired...
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Eric DrexlerCentre for the Governance of AIUniversity of Oxford This document argues for "open agencies" - not opaque, unitary agents - as the appropriate model for applying future AI capabilities to consequential tasks that call for combining human guidance with delegation of planning and implementation to AI systems. This prospect reframes and can help to tame a wide range of classic AI safety challenges, leveraging alignment techniques in a relatively fault-tolerant context.
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