Exploring Quantum Physics and Human Consciousness and AI Interaction

The study by JongCheon Shin from Sangji University, Republic of Korea, explores the interaction between human consciousness and artificial intelligence (AI) in the creation of quantum memories. The research applies the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics to Refik Anadol’s Quantum Memories. The study also delves into the debate of determinism and probability in quantum physics, challenging the Newtonian mechanics’ deterministic view. The research further discusses the question of human free will in the quantum world, and how the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics could reconcile conflicting views on determinism and free will.

What is the Interaction between Human Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence in Quantum Memories?

The study conducted by JongCheon Shin from Sangji University, Republic of Korea, aims to understand the quantum superposition and observer effect in the Copenhagen interpretation. It also explores the interaction between human consciousness and artificial intelligence (AI) involved in the creation of quantum memories. This is achieved by applying the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics to Refik Anadol’s Quantum Memories.

According to the Copenhagen interpretation, the act of observation itself determines the state of an object. Furthermore, from the perspective of the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics, when we observe and interact with something, we create a new being or universe. Anadol stated that his project was inspired by the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics. The intersection between human consciousness, AI, and the aesthetics of probability that can be experienced through his work presents a new form of memory from a quantum physics perspective.

How Does Determinism and Probability Play a Role in Quantum Physics?

In the natural sciences, determinism and probability have long been at odds. Determinism holds that all phenomena in the universe are determined by initial conditions and cannot deviate from them. Newtonian mechanics is at the heart of this, according to which the path of any particle can be calculated exactly by knowing its position and velocity at any given time. Everything in the universe is a collection of particles. If we had all the information about their current positions and velocities, we could trace their entire history from the distant past to the eternal future.

However, with the advent of quantum physics in the 20th century, this determinism was dealt a serious blow. According to the indeterminacy principle of quantum physics, we cannot know a particle’s position and velocity simultaneously and exactly because trying to know the position exactly leads to velocity ambiguity and trying to know the velocity exactly leads to position ambiguity. Therefore, even if we know the current position of a particle, it is essentially impossible to predict exactly where it will be at the next moment. As a result, there is no such thing as a path or trajectory as envisioned by Newtonian mechanics, and the notion of fate and destiny becomes moot.

Do Humans Have Free Will in the Quantum World?

A similar debate has been raging outside of the natural sciences. It is the so-called “do humans have free will” question. Affirming free will is almost essential for those who want to allow humans moral freedom and hold them accountable for it. Every country’s penal system is essentially based on the idea that “with freedom comes responsibility”. It is clear that in practice, at least some degree of free will is recognized.

Christian predestination, on the other hand, posits a divine will behind human behavior. In psychoanalysis, the seemingly free behavior of adults is actually the result of subconscious forces formed in childhood. Extreme believers in the power of DNA say that the life of every living thing is nothing more than the temporal unfolding of genetic information. Interestingly, both views have strong arguments and are still in conflict.

How Does the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Physics Fit into This?

There have long been attempts to reconcile these conflicting views into a unified scheme. One important current event is implicit in another principle of quantum physics. According to this, the realization of a phenomenon can only be predicted probabilistically. But the probabilities follow a strict deterministic equation. In other words, everything in the world is essentially chance, but its probability is inevitable. This leads to the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics. This paper focuses on Refik Anadol’s Quantum Memories to explore the close interaction between human consciousness and artificial intelligence (AI) in the universe.

What is the History of the Atomic Model?

In the 5th century BC, the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus argued for atomism, the idea that all matter is made up of smaller things that cannot be broken down any further. At the time, however, it could not be demonstrated so it remained a philosophical discussion among philosophers. In the Middle Ages, atomism sank below the surface. It was the English chemist and physicist John Dalton who brought atomicism back to the forefront. In 1803, Dalton used atomism to explain why the law of conservation of mass and the law of constant proportions hold. According to his atomic theory, atoms are the smallest elementary particles of an element that have properties that cannot be further broken down.

At a time when some scientists were denying the existence of atoms, scientists studying them were looking for smaller things. Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron in 1897 while studying cathode rays. Ordinary gases and liquids are made up of atoms, and these atoms are made up of even smaller particles. This marked the beginning of the atomic model’s evolution, leading to our current understanding of quantum physics and its implications for human consciousness and artificial intelligence.