Preface xiForeword xixPart I Policy and Regulatory Impacts 1Chapter 1 Quantum Inflection Points 3Jim GableChapter 2 Quantum Delegation 11Mandy Sweeney and Chris GauthierChapter 3 The Problem of Machine Actorhood 23Patrick Thaddeus JacksonChapter 4 Data Privacy, Security, and Ethical Governance Under Quantum AI 37Sarah PearceChapter 5 The Challenge of Quantum Noise 45Philip JohnsonChapter 6 A New Kind of Knowledge Discovery 53Ramin Ayanzadeh and Milton HalemPart II Economic Impacts 61Chapter 7 Quantum Tuesday: How the U.S. Economy Will Fall, and How to Stop It 63Alexander W. ButlerChapter 8 Quantum-AI Space Communications 83Mason PeckChapter 9 Quantum Planet Hacking 93Philip L. FranaChapter 10 Ethics and Quantum AI for Future Public Transit Systems 111Benjamin CrawfordChapter 11 The Road to a Better Future 119Denise Ruffner and André M. KönigPart III Social Impacts 127Chapter 12 The Best Numbers Are in Sight. But Understanding? 129Roald Hoffmann and Jean-Paul MalrieuChapter 13 The Advancement of Intelligence or the End of It? 143Kate JefferyChapter 14 Quantum of Wisdom 157Colin Allen and Brett KarlanChapter 15 Human Imagination and HAL 167Erik ViirreChapter 16 A Critical Crossroad 175Joseph N. PeltonChapter 17 Empathetic AI and Personalization Algorithms 183Philippe Beaudoin and Alexander W. ButlerChapter 18 Should We Let the Machine Decide What Is Meaningful? 193J. M. TaylorChapter 19 The Ascent of Quantum Intelligence in Steiner's Age of the Consciousness Soul 205Stephen R. WaiteChapter 20 Quantum Computing's Beautiful Accidents 213Christopher SavoieAppendix A What Is Quantum Computing? 221Philip L. FranaAppendix B What Is Artificial Intelligence? 239Philip L. FranaGlossary 247References 251Index 259About the Editor 271
GREG VIGGIANO, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physics at George Mason University. His research interests include new technology applications and their macro social effects. He earned his doctorate in Mass Communication from Florida State University and is also the pro bono Executive Director for the Museum of Science Fiction in Washington, D.C.