The Futurists
Join co-hosts Lloyd and Meghan as they deep dive into topical issues, curiosities, insights, and brainstorms as posed by futurist Sheridan Forge of The Foundry think tank. We explore the uncomfortable and provocative questions - the musings and conjectures of experts and sages (biological and synthetic) - a lighthearted look at the fascinations of our world curated through the lens of A.I.
The Futurists
Will Quantum A.I. raise the dead?
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What happens when the most powerful processor ever created accesses the most extensive database ever conceived? If the Universe hosts a historical record of creation and consciousness, could a super-intelligent quantum computer bring a deceased person back to life - complete with memories, personality, and all the characteristics of their soul?
Sheridan Forge asks: Assuming the mythical Akashic Record exists in the quantum realm as sort of a historical archive of the universal history and existential depository of aggregated thought, emotion, and deed for all time, theoretically, could a quantum ASI entity with access to the quantum realm, perhaps reanimate a deceased person? And while we posit that potential, could the biblical book of Revelations point to that possibility in the declaration that "the dead will rise"? Could Quantum ASI be the second coming??