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IBM’s Quantum Crash Course: Why Today’s Computers Fail │ Short Thoughts #3

Quantum computers are noisy and unstable. Even simple operations are error-prone, around 1 in every 1,000 goes wrong.How do we get from here to quantum advantage, the computing promised land when quantum systems outperform classical machines at every task, solve the climate crisis, invent new materials, cure disease and send humanity skipping into the future with hope, optimism and AI that behaves itself?In this short episode, Oliver Dial, CTO of IBM Quantum, explains why today’s quantum computers make mistakes, what error correction really means, and how IBM’s roadmap could deliver fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2029. He also shares why chemistry and materials science may be the first fields transformed by quantum breakthroughs.Please enjoy the show. And share with your most curious friend. --Other ways to connect with us:⁠Listen to every podcast⁠Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠Follow us on ⁠X⁠Follow Mark on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Follow Jeremy on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Read our ⁠Substack⁠Email: hello@thinkingonpaper.xyz📺 Watch the show on ourdedicatedd YouTube Channel

The Future of AI is PERSONAL. It Doesn’t End When You Die │ Rob LoCascio │ChatGPT, Privacy, Control, Open AI

What if you could use your own AI to keep speaking to your loved ones, even after they’re gone (and you’re dead)?Rob LoCascio is the entrepreneur who invented online chatbots. Now he’s building something more ambitious: personal AI designed to preserve your voice, values, and wisdom so your family can keep talking to you forever.In this episode of Thinking on Paper, sit down with Mark and Jeremy and learn:Why old chatbots are dead and what comes next in artificial intelligenceHow personal AI, digital immortality, and AI afterlife technology could change the way families remember usWhy data ownership will decide whether this future helps or harmsThe role of technology in preserving human legacy and identityIt’s a story of technology. It’s a story of legacy. It's a story of artificial intelligence. And it raises the biggest question of all: who controls the version of you that lives on? After listening to the show, you'll be asking yourself: would you do it? Please enjoy the show. And share with a curious friend. Be disruptive, stay curious. Keep Thinking On Paper.--Other ways to connect with us:⁠Listen to every podcast⁠Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠Follow us on ⁠X⁠Follow Mark on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Follow Jeremy on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Read our ⁠Substack⁠Email: hello@thinkingonpaper.xyz--Chapters:(00:00) The future of AI starts here(02:11) How AI is changing human connection forever(05:55) Where AI meets humanity(11:54) The story that sparked personal AI(19:50) Why you must own your AI before it owns you(20:10) The hidden vault of your data(22:31) Why voice is the next big interface(25:11) How AI will slip into daily life?(25:36) Can personal AI be monetized?(27:14) The fight to regulate AI(27:52) What AI means for being human(29:46) Will your knowledge outlive you?(32:05) How to build your personal AI identity(33:28) Writing the story of your life with AI--Peace and Love. Always. Mark & Jeremy

SEEMINGLY CONSCIOUS AI — Why Parents Should Be Worried

Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, warns of Seemingly Conscious AI (SCAI), AIs that imitate memory, empathy, and selfhood so convincingly that people begin to believe.In this conversation, we explore the dangers of illusion vs reality, Adam Raine’s chatbot story, and what happens when AI manipulates trust at the deepest level.If AI can perform consciousness, does it matter if it’s real?Please enjoy the show. And share with a curious friend.--Timestamps(00:00) Teaser(01:17) Adam Raine(01:28) Who Is Mustafa Suleyman?(02:36) The Run Up To Superintelligence(03:57) What Is Seemingly Conscious AI?(05:04) Philosophical Zombies (06:14) ChatGPT Is Just A Word Predictor(07:01) What Does It Take To Build A Seemingly Conscious AI?(08:08) The Illusion Of Conscious AI(09:59) How Different Are You To An AI?(11:39) Repeating The Covid Dynamic(13:27) OpenAI's Response To Adam Raine(15:02) The Dystopian Seemingly Conscious Timeline(18:18) Generation Text-Over-Talk(18:52) The Utopian Seemingly Conscious AI Timeline(21:22) AI Guardrails(23:43) Adam Raine Chat Log(26:18) Thinking On Paper(27:01) We Should Build AI For People, Not To Be A Person--LINKS:- Mustafa Suleyman Essay- Mustafa Suleyman X--Other ways to connect with Thinking On Paper:⁠Listen to every podcast⁠Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠Follow us on ⁠X⁠Follow Mark on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Follow Jeremy on ⁠LinkedIn⁠Read our ⁠Substack⁠Email: hello@thinkingonpaper.xyz

Emotional AI & The Search For Spock│ Kevin Kelly - Short Thoughts #2

Futurist and Wired founder Kevin Kelly believes the arrival of emotional AI will 'make people go bananas'.Kelly explains how coding emotions into AI will change how we bond with machines in ways more powerful than search or automation alone. He shares insights on why we’ll treat AIs like pets, how consciousness exists on a spectrum, and why he calls them “artificial aliens” more like Spock than human.Discover Kevin's Thoughts On:-Why technology and nature are part of the same evolution-How to increase your awe and wonder-Google’s true mission to build AI-Emotional AI and why we’ll bond with it like pets-Consciousness as a spectrum — from dogs to AIs-Why he calls AIs “artificial aliens” like Spock-Practical wisdom from Excellent Advice for Living📺 Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel: Subscribe to our channel for more interviews like this.#kevinkelly #techinterviews

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Mark Fielding and Jeremy Gilbertson sit down with CEOs, founders, scientists, and cultural thinkers to ask the hard questions about AI, quantum, and Web3. How is technology reshaping work, culture, and what it means to be human?They created Thinking On Paper to slow the pace, map connections across technologies and battle the noise. When input equals output, how you curate is everything. Long-form interviews every Thursday.Book Club every Monday.Clear. Curious. Critical.