2 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American theoretical computer scientist at UT Austin — the most prominent academic commentator on quantum computing's actual capabilities and limitations — author of Quantum Computing Since Democritus — blogger (Shtetl-Optimized) — who worked at OpenAI on AI safety.
American archaeologist whose The Collapse of Complex Societies (1988) provides the leading theoretical account of why complex societies collapse — through the diminishing returns on complexity.