[Ipg-smz] Quantum computing question for my next short story

[Todd R. Weiss]

Hi Sally,

I've got a great contact for you if you are interested.
Quantum computing is what he is all about, and he'd probably love your
project.
Let me know and I can PM his info to you off-list.  :)

Best wishes,
Todd :)


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On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 6:39 PM Sally Wiener Grotta <
sally at sallywienergrotta.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks:
>
> 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)
>
> 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?).
>
> 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.
>
> I haven't yet put the story into a time period, but I would like it to be
> very near future if possible.
>
> Thanks, Sally
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