{"id":255871,"date":"2021-05-21T20:45:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-would-happen-if-we-connected-the-human-brain-to-a-quantum-computer\/"},"modified":"2021-05-21T20:45:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T17:45:03","slug":"what-would-happen-if-we-connected-the-human-brain-to-a-quantum-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-would-happen-if-we-connected-the-human-brain-to-a-quantum-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"#What would happen if we connected the human brain to a quantum computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#What would h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en if we connected the human brain to a quantum computer?<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Brain-computer interfaces are slowly beginning to take form, and here at Neural we couldn\u2019t be more excited! Elon Musk\u2019s Neuralink claims it\u2019s on the cusp of a working device and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u2019s been developing non-invasive BCI tech for years.<\/p>\n<p>If everything goes according to plan, we could be wearing doo-dads or getting chip implants that allow us to <i>control machines with our minds <\/i><span>in a decade or less.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That\u2019s a pretty cool idea and there are innumerable uses for such a device, but who knows how <\/span><i>useful<\/i><span> they\u2019ll actually be in the beginning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s easy to get swept up in dreams of controlling entire drone swarms with our thoughts like a master conductor or conducting telepathic conversations with people around the world via the cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the current reality is that the companies working on these devices are spending hundreds of millions and, so far, we can use them to play pong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monkey MindPong\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rsCul1sp4hQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>This isn\u2019t meant to denigrate the use of BCIs in the fields of medicine and accessibility, we\u2019re strictly talking about recreational or personal-use gadgets. But, judging from the above video, it could be a while before we can ditch our iPhones and PS5 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> pads for a seamless BCI. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the meantime, there\u2019s nothing wrong with a little conjecture. BCIs aren\u2019t a new idea, but they\u2019ve only ever really existed in the realm of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> fiction. Until now. The Deep Learning AI revolution that started in 2014 made them not just possible, but viable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Machine learning allows us to miniaturize chips, discover new surgical techniques, run complex software on relatively simple hardware, and a dozen other computing and communications feats that work as a rising tide to lift all vessels when it comes to BCIs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While no technological advance is guaranteed, it seems like BCIs are a shoe-in to become the next big thing in tech. It\u2019s even arguable they could become mainstream before driverless cars do.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1351926 js-lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"879\" height=\"668\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci.jpg 879w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci-276x210.jpg 276w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci-355x270.jpg 355w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci-178x135.jpg 178w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci-796x605.jpg 796w\"\/><figcaption>Credit: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.fb.com\/imagining-a-new-interface-hands-free-communication-without-saying-a-word\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2021%2F05%2F21%2Fwhat-would-happen-interface-human-brain-ai-quantum-computer%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: A prototype for Facebook\u2019s non-invasive BCI wearable\" data-title=\"Share A prototype for Facebook\u2019s non-invasive BCI wearable on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share A prototype for Facebook\u2019s non-invasive BCI wearable on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>A prototype for Facebook\u2019s non-invasive BCI wearable<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1351926\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"879\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci.jpg 879w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci-276x210.jpg 276w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci-355x270.jpg 355w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci-178x135.jpg 178w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/facebook-bci-796x605.jpg 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span>On the other hand, it could take decades. AI isn\u2019t a new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, current machine learning techniques can be traced back to the 1950s and people have been trying to connect the human brain to computers for even longer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With everything up in the air, it can be difficult to imagine the future, but there\u2019s another potential eureka technology rising alongside modern artificial intelligence and it could be a game-changer for BCIs in the future: quantum computers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Currently there\u2019s no reason to believe quantum computers and BCIs would have anything to do with each other, they\u2019re apples and oranges \u2013 if the apples were both fresh and rotten at the same time and you had no way of knowing until you bit into one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the big deal here is that <\/span><i>quantum machine learning<\/i><span> could solve some potential problems with BCIs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s say Facebook debuts a wearable BCI five years from now in 2026. Instead of trying to predict everything it\u2019ll be used for, we\u2019ll just say it\u2019s functionally capable of interfacing with a laptop or smartphone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With this device, we\u2019d be able to look at our monitors and type or move the mouse cursor with nothing but our minds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elon Musk reveals Neuralink pig brain implants\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DeFltyUfWGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>Here\u2019s the problem: it\u2019ll probably be slow and glitchy. Facebook, for example, is going to have to come with some robust algorithm solutions to translate our noisy brain waves into digital commands using an external device.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There\u2019s no conceivable way to translate our thoughts into pure control, a computer processor won\u2019t directly react to our thoughts. The brain waves will have to go through a sort of digital translator to be turned into data that can either be sent to the cloud for processing or end up on an on-device chip where they\u2019ll be converted into communications data to be processed at the target system. And then that process has to happen in reverse as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That all sounds complicated, but the bottom line is that it\u2019s incredibly likely the first few generations of these things will work about as well as any early networked technology: it\u2019s going to be difficult to make all of this complex communication instantaneous outside of a laboratory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sure, in this hypothetical scenario we can assume the device runs pretty good in perfect conditions. But things are different out in the wild. We\u2019ve had smartphones for decades now, but raise your hand if the device you\u2019re reading this on right now experiences slow downs, freeze ups, or software glitches. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Quantum machine learning promises to exponentially speed up classical AI functions. This is because quantum computers can actually time-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> or even stop time in order to find multiple potential solutions for a problem simultaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>[Read: This thought experiment explains how quantum computers can time travel]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>If you imagine an AI that translates the thought \u201ccall mom\u201d into a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of protocols that unlocks your phone, pulls up your contacts, finds mom, and then dials the number it seems pretty simple. After all, we can already do this with our voices. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But think about it without baked-in software. Imagine a physical robot taking your smartphone, finding your contacts app, scrolling through it until it finds \u201cmom,\u201d and then dialing the number for you. That wouldn\u2019t happen instantly. The AI would have to go through each contact listed and decide if it was \u201cmom\u201d or \u201cnot mom.\u201d If you\u2019ve got 200 contacts it could take a few seconds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That might not sound like very long, but ask any UI designer what percentage of people leave a software environment after a three-second or longer delay and you might be surprised. We have very little patience for technology that takes longer to do a simple task than it would for us to just do it ourselves. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Quantum machine learning could, hypothetically, take the exact same task and perform it near-instantly. Rather than working out which numbers were or weren\u2019t \u201cmom,\u201d a BCI running quantum algorithms could check them all at the exact same time and, because quantum mechanics are spooky, surface the answer while it was still performing the searches. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There\u2019s a lot of incredibly complex and theoretical physics going on behind such a concept, but the gist of it would be that it would <\/span><i>feel<\/i><span> like the BCI was prepared for what we were going to ask it ahead of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This is the simplest way to conceive BCIs and quantum computers working together if you ask us. But, then again, all of this becomes moot if someone figures out a new classical AI paradigm that shortcuts problems with branching solutions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As to what would happen if we developed a BCI specifically designed to connect to quantum computers\u2026 probably nothing. Quantum computers don\u2019t work like classical ones. You wouldn\u2019t be hunched over a keyboard playing quantum solitaire while you wait for quantum movies to quantum download.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Quantum computers are more like engines than interfaces. They, essentially, perform\u00a0work. We use classical computers to interface with them so we can interpret that\u00a0work as classical data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s possible in some far away future that we\u2019ll replace classical systems with quantum computers and be able to interface directly with them. But that\u2019ll take a much greater understanding of the human brain, quantum physics, and the universe itself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Right now, we haven\u2019t built a bridge between our observed reality and the spooky stuff that happens at the quantum level.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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