Co-Opting AI: Quantum examined what that inheritance means for how quantum computing develops as a technological and social phenomenon.

Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and best-selling author. His work focuses on the origin and very early stages of the universe, the quantum properties of black holes and the nature of time. He is Regents’ Professor and Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, and co-Director of the Cosmology Initiative, at Arizona State University. His latest book is Quantum 2.0: The Weird Physics Driving a New Revolution in Technology. Asteroid 6870 Pauldavies bears his name.

Mauritz Kop is a CIGI senior fellow and the founder of the Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology (Stanford RQT). A technology lawyer and legal scholar by training, he is a co-founder of the European deep-tech enterprise Daiki, having previously directed its strategic quantum-AI frameworks. He is a guest professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, serves as a quantum ecosystem expert on the von Neumann Commission, holds a patent in AI and founded AIRecht.

The event was moderated by Mona Sloane and supported by NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge, Sloane Lab, and the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia.