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<p>Hi Folks:</p>
<p>I'd like your help with the short story I'll be writing this month. The point of view character is an AI that may be self-aware. Or it may be simply great at imitating what is expected of a self-aware individual. It has access to an enormous library, which it is studying (at blazing speeds, of course)</p>
<p>My instinct is to make it a quantum computer. I especially like the acronymic name I can then give it -- Saqi -- Self-Aware-Quantum-Intelligence. The name is also one that has been used by Urdu poets in reference to the alter ego, or the lover, or God (though it is also translated as bartender---huh?).</p>
<p>But the fact is that I have never covered quantum computers, and I haven't been following the subject. So I don't know their current status and abilities or projections regarding their potential. I'd very much appreciate any links to articles any of you have written, or to resources of information about quantum computers. And, of course, I'd love to hear your insights and suggestions.</p>
<p>I haven't yet put the story into a time period, but I would like it to be very near future if possible. </p>
<p>Thanks, Sally</p>
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