Scott Aaronson: What OpenAI's Safety Team Actually Worries About

Scott Aaronson delivers a lecture at MindFest, hosted by FAU's Center for the Future Mind, exploring quantum computation and its philosophical implications. The talk is part of a broader effort to map diverse perspectives on the future of mind and technology.

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