Scott Aaronson

I'm Schlumberger Centennial Chair of Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin, and director of its Quantum Information Center. My research interests center around the capabilities and limits of quantum computers, and computational complexity theory more generally.

Scott Aaronson Scott Aaronson Is Scott Aaronson a “theoretical computer scientist” or just a moderately clever guy with a blog? -- Someone on Twitter --> I'm Schlumberger Centennial Chair of Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin , and director of its Quantum Information Center . My research interests center around the capabilities and limits of quantum computers, and computational complexity theory more generally. For the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 academic years, I was on leave to work at OpenAI on the theoretical foundations of AI safety. Information for Prospective PhD Students

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