Schroedinger’s Man

TY - CHAP

T1 - Schroedinger’s Man

AU - Vigano, Luca

AU - Sempreboni, Diego

PY - 2018/11/26

Y1 - 2018/11/26

N2 - What if someone built a “box” that applies quantum superposition not just to quantum bits in the microscopic but also to macroscopic everyday “objects”, such as Schroedinger’s cat or a human being? If that were possible, and if the different “copies” of a man could exploit quantum interference to synchronize and collapse into their preferred state, then one (or they?) could in a sense choose their future, win the lottery, break codes and other security devices, and become king of the world, or actually of the many-worlds. We set up the plot-line of a new episode of Black Mirror to reflect on what might await us if one were able to build such a technology.

AB - What if someone built a “box” that applies quantum superposition not just to quantum bits in the microscopic but also to macroscopic everyday “objects”, such as Schroedinger’s cat or a human being? If that were possible, and if the different “copies” of a man could exploit quantum interference to synchronize and collapse into their preferred state, then one (or they?) could in a sense choose their future, win the lottery, break codes and other security devices, and become king of the world, or actually of the many-worlds. We set up the plot-line of a new episode of Black Mirror to reflect on what might await us if one were able to build such a technology.

M3 - Conference paper

BT - Re-Coding Black Mirror 2019

ER -