Open Call: Convergence - Vol. 2

This is an open call for abstracts on the topic of quantum computing converging with AI for compilation in a second volume collection of non-fiction essays for general publication in 2024. The focus of the second volume is on applications and use cases. Convergence Vol. 1 is published by Wiley and is currently available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Quantum AI is the convergence of quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The speed of technological development is increasing. Effective management of this acceleration is becoming more difficult to predict despite its growing importance. As the rate of change gains increased momentum, our institutions and processes are struggling to keep pace. Policy, legal, and economic processes are not reacting quickly enough to these changes, let alone preparing effective responses in advance. A key element in these accelerating changes is the coalescing of more rapid changes in other technological areas. For example, advances in materials science, artificial intelligence, and quantum computers are creating new combinations of over-the-horizon technologies. These rapidly advancing technologies continue to introduce other developments leading to unpredictable rearrangements and surprise breakthroughs.

Accordingly, it is difficult to predict the impact of these newly developed technologies on social fabric, economic activity, and the policy/regulatory environment. As artificial intelligence and quantum computers mature and move closer together, research focusing on ethics, privacy, information security, and economics can begin to offer an important understanding of the issues that accompany technological innovations and the disruptions that they may bring with them.

Remaining Subject Matter Areas of Interest

Communication 6G | 7G | AR holographics
Energy and nuclear fusion
Entertainment / XR holodeck / Web3, AR | VR XR
Environment repair and protection
Food production / food security
Insurance risk modeling

Essays for the second volume (< 3,000 words) should focus on various possible applications and use cases of the convergence of artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

For consideration, please submit a 300-word abstract to: research@museumofsciencefiction.org

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Arthur C. Clarke