2024 Festival:
October 21–27

55. AI, Quantum Physics and Simplifying the Unknown: In Conversation with Jérémie Harris

55. AI, Quantum Physics and Simplifying the Unknown: In Conversation with Jérémie Harris

Update: This is now a free, online event, which can be watched at any time from October 16–22!

Whether you think it’s a risk to humanity, a technological breakthrough for healthcare and beyond, or a confusing jumble of jargon, one thing’s for sure: Artificial Intelligence is here to stay. Physicist, AI risk expert, and international AI security consultant Jérémie Harris joins us to discuss the phenomenon and his new book, Quantum Physics Made Me Do It: A Simple Guide to the Fundamental Nature of Everything. He’ll speak to the magnificent world of quantum physics and all the things it enables us to do—even when we don’t quite understand it—and what we need to know about how computers are evolving. Accessible, engaging, and ever so relevant, this will be expansive… just like our universe. Moderated by André Picard.

Event Participants:

Jérémie Harris

JÉRÉMIE HARRIS is a former physicist, AI safety expert and startup founder. He is the co-founder of Gladstone AI, an AI safety company focused on addressing sources of potential catastrophic risk associated with the development of advanced AI systems. He hosts the Last Week in AI podcast.