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One of my biggest hopes is that quantum computers, perhaps in combination with AI, can finally bring us compact and relatively cheap fusion power.

• bdamm 10y ago
  Surely you jest? For AI (QC or not) to bring such a result, even with perfect AI, would require delegating governmental controls on a wide scale. Hard research requires hardware, people, money, etc. So does your AI first solve the problem of how governments make decisions? And how do you conclude that an AI would decide that researching fusion is the best choice?
  • bbcbasic 10y ago
    Why does it have to be a government. We have Google.
    • quickben 10y ago
      That is a scary thought.
  • xj9 10y ago
    Energy. Fossil fuels are finite and are getting expensive to extract. Fission is a good stop-gap, but again finite. Breeder reactors are supposed to help with that, but they don't exist yet. Renewable options are limited to geothermal and hydroelectric unless you want to invest in a lot of high capacity batteries. AIs will be dependent on electrical energy for survival, what else would they care about?
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