Convergence: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing: Social, Economic, and Policy Impacts

Preface xi Foreword xix Part I Policy and Regulatory Impacts 1 Chapter 1 Quantum Inflection Points 3 Jim Gable Chapter 2 Quantum Delegation 11 Mandy Sweeney and Chris Gauthier Chapter 3 The Problem of Machine Actorhood 23 Patrick Thaddeus Jackson Chapter 4 Data Privacy, Security, and Ethical Governance Under Quantum AI 37 Sarah Pearce Chapter 5 The Challenge of Quantum Noise 45 Philip Johnson Chapter 6 A New Kind of Knowledge Discovery 53 Ramin Ayanzadeh and Milton Halem Part II Economic Impacts 61 Chapter 7 Quantum Tuesday: How the U.S. Economy Will Fall, and How to Stop It 63 Alexander W. Butler Chapter 8 Quantum-AI Space Communications 83 Mason Peck Chapter 9 Quantum Planet Hacking 93 Philip L. Frana Chapter 10 Ethics and Quantum AI for Future Public Transit Systems 111 Benjamin Crawford Chapter 11 The Road to a Better Future 119 Denise Ruffner and Andr M. Knig Part III Social Impacts 127 Chapter 12 The Best Numbers Are in Sight. But Understanding? 129 Roald Hoffmann and Jean-Paul Malrieu Chapter 13 The Advancement of Intelligence or the End of It? 143 Kate Jeffery Chapter 14 Quantum of Wisdom 157 Colin Allen and Brett Karlan Chapter 15 Human Imagination and HAL 167 Erik Viirre Chapter 16 A Critical Crossroad 175 Joseph N. Pelton Chapter 17 Empathetic AI and Personalization Algorithms 183 Philippe Beaudoin and Alexander W. Butler Chapter 18 Should We Let the Machine Decide What Is Meaningful? 193 J. M. Taylor Chapter 19 The Ascent of Quantum Intelligence in Steiner’s Age of the Consciousness Soul 205 Stephen R. Waite Chapter 20 Quantum Computing’s Beautiful Accidents 213 Christopher Savoie Appendix A What Is Quantum Computing? 221 Philip L. Frana Appendix B What Is Artificial Intelligence? 239 Philip L. Frana Glossary 247 References 251 Index 259 About the Editor 271