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Eric Holloway
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November 12, 2019
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Google vs. IBM?: Quantum Supremacy Isn’t the Big Fix Anyway

If human thought is a halting oracle, then even quantum computing will not allow us to replicate human intelligence
Eric Holloway
November 12, 2019

Google’s quantum supremacy claim is certainly fascinating and controversial, but even if true, it ultimately only amounts to an incremental and even inconsequential improvement in the state of AI and ML, due to the still-unmet need for a halting oracle.

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India’s Social Media Content Removal Order Is a Nail in the Coffin of the Internet As We Know it

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November 4, 2019
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