Quantum Computing, AI and Blockchain: The Future of IT | Shoucheng Zhang | Talks at Google

Prof. Shoucheng Zhang discusses three pillars of information technology: quantum computing, AI and blockchain. He presents the fundamentals of crypto-economic science, and answers questions such as: What is the intrinsic value of a medium of exchange? What is the value of consensus and how does it emerge? How can math be used to create distributed self-organizing consensus networks to create a data-marketplace for AI and machine learning?
Prof. Zhang is the JG Jackson and CJ Wood professor of physics at Stanford University. He is a member of the US National Academy of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He discovered a new state of matter called topological insulator in which electrons can conduct along the edge without dissipation, enabling a new generation of electronic devices with much lower power consumption. For this ground breaking work he received numerous international awards, including the Buckley Prize, the Dirac Medal and Prize, the Europhysics Prize, the Physics Frontiers Prize and the Benjamin Franklin Medal.
He is also the founding chairman of DHVC venture capital fund, which invests in AI, blockchain, mobile internet, big data, AR/VR, genomics and precision medicine, sharing economy and robotics.

[@verystablegenius4720]

Rest in peace you magnificent scientist. You had so much more to do in this world. Rest in peace.

[@user-qr9ru8bb3e]

RIP Prof Zhang. The world will not forget your contribution to science.

[@brettyma866]

Glad to hear Prof. Zhang seemed to have tremendous admiration for Paul Dirac. A great hero in science. Read several times the strangest man in the world, a biography of Dirac. Dirac actually had his own doubts on his prediction on the existence of positron. When the particle was finally discovered several years after he published his equation, he said, my equation is smarter than I’m.

[@Chifalcon]

RIP... great scientist, great man!

[@paullin486]

He was not a great man. He was evil with unlimited greed and of course genius.

[@harryli7476]

He was so smart. There is no way he will choose to throw his life away.

[@Lewis-zp7dr]

This is so amazing. The future world envisioned by Prof. Zhang as a theoretical physicist would really solve a lot of our social problems today. Couldn't be more excited.

[@youngs1072]

What a great talk and a great scientist! Still cannot believe Prof. Zhang committed suicide just few months after giving this talk. He was just 55. 张老师安息！RIP.

[@brettyma866]

A great physicist. The joy of discovery was deeply felt from his expression. Every time I see a beautiful equation, i’m just somehow awe struck by the true beauty. The joy of finding a piece of truth is like the joy to steal the secrets of nature - or God.

[@xeasonchan9401]

Thanks professor Zhang for showing us such a promising and inspiring future and It's so sad that you may not witness it anymore, R.I.P

[@ericddmmyy4999]

Very, very good talk. One of the best I've ever seen. Partly because of the science in it, but mainly because Prof. Shoucheng Zhang is such an amazing teacher. My knowledge in physics is at high school level at best and yet I understood practically everything he was talking about.

[@gunningju6107]

Science should be no boundary of country, and belongs to whole human beings. We should protect them.

[@galaxy-star-me]

gunning ju He is a spy who helped communist China to steal technology from the West.

[@gunningju6107]

@@galaxy-star-me Non-sense: he is a professor. If he were a spy, FBI would have arrested him and indicted him. FBI did not say anything about this.

[@zzzl3301]

@@galaxy-star-me you just get brain washed by your fake mess media and your injustic government.poor dude

[@FdikxfkkxZDFEWDCjdjSSa]

@@gunningju6107 早就被FBI审问了

[@tipinwings]

@@FdikxfkkxZDFEWDCjdjSSa 多读点书，少看点媒体内容。对脑子有好处。

[@bariscan9267]

It is a brilliant talk in each aspects, I appreciate and very much respect you Mr. Zhang so sorry to lost you, RIP. BTW Blockchain begins on 29:15 .

[@moazim1993]

Wow, I’m so excited about the future

[@user-mb3mf2og9k]

Murdered by China CCP agents.

[@johnq4841]

the best scientific lecture that I have ever seen, this guy is fucking genius, he just use less than an hour to illustrate how our world should be in the next 100 to 200 years, his speech is so persuasive, im overwhelmed.

[@fu2hong2]

You will be missed! Our forever proud...

[@virtuous8]

this is a brilliant talk

[@sergiozhang4384]

Wish Professor Shou-Cheng Zhang can rest in peace. In sorrow, Jian-Hao Zhang, in Tsinghua University.

[@user-dr1hy2ol9l]

国内人对于他知之甚少，实在是太可惜，太遗憾，某些组织和公司太卑鄙！

[@andyyon4022]

True talent

[@aryamanmishra154]

He's a student of my advisor. So nice.

[@nahlene1973]

RIP Dr. Zhang, Hope the heaven shall have no politics got involved with science.

[@yuhangliu7451]

Prof. Zhang died on December 1, 2018. RIP

[@vinm300]

What a tragedy, he was an excellent lecturer and seemed like a very affable bloke.

[@Liuecho]

He looks wonderful. I really don't think he has depression. I feel so sorry about the death of professor zhang.

[@nkpenn]

RIP, professor Zhang.

[@deeplearningpartnership]

Great stuff.

[@wmd5645]

I've been telling people working in Nuclear Medicine how special F18 and other Positron emitting isotopes are for our time. Now being a computer science student, I find it even more exciting. With new technologies in computing and evaluation of treatments with PET technology will be a game changer with Quantum and AI. We will be curing things we considered impossible sooner than we think.

[@davidzhanggm]

R.I.P. Prof. Zhang

[@zhefenghan]

Rest in Peace, professor. Humanity just lost a precious and brilliant mind to lift up the civilization. As the professor expressed, if there's good there's bad, just when he discovered the angel particle, the demon set steps on him. Such a loss to mankind. May him rest in peace, knowing his good work would be continued by many more scholars to improve out future. And may there be forgiveness to the demon, after it receives the purnishment it so deserves.

[@tonyzhang4534]

Rest in peace Prof Zhang. Nothing in this common world will matter to you anymore. Hoping there is no evil in the heaven.

[@MrNameless0shelter]

Rip you are a good man

[@user-oj4hr5rh6i]

A real Genius

[@magakag7639]

RIP, WOW SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SOUL

[@bariswheel]

So in his 'computation of the hash puzzle' example around 36:00, the 'dumping the extra entropy somewhere else' would then be the failed hash calculations, if I understand his example correctly. What does everyone else think?

[@crazieeez]

You understand incorrectly. Quantum computation works on entangled states of the system. Dumping entropy in one part increases in another part to finalize a correct answer.

[@AA-dv3ie]

I agree, he is alive

[@lifescience2050]

RIP, I don't believe it was suicide.

[@tipinwings]

It was suicide. Confirmed by one of my classmate who is a researcher working in the same building as Zhang.

[@NFSCdicky]

当然不是自杀，是被中共的人杀死伪装成自杀的。

[@Dovid2000]

39:29 -- Zhang has revealed that "noise" or sound codes can be used in quantum entanglement to ensure that information or data stored cannot be hacked without having the exact same sound code, and that in trying to intercept the statistical aggregate of data the "noise" can be cancelled out.

[@jasonwan2104]

我靠，这是真大师。回答问题很快，QA也都是干货。不像某些靠压榨学生或者下属为生的伪大师，一QA就开始打哈哈。

[@dragonball41876]

Everyone in free world should read Naoki Urasawa's MONSTER in order to understand the ones like Zhang.

[@earthdreams2105]

Respect. RIP

[@garethxue8938]

RIP Professor Zhang Shoucheng

[@claudiacai1174]

I can't image a genius who studied in the area he loved for thirty years and passed away suddenly. He devoted his whole life in physics and is the real-life Sheldon. I don't believe that he gave up his study and chose suicide. Rip, hope you can study freely in heaven.

[@Philly_hk]

Claudia Cai Because you are not a genius, so you never imagine what he thinks.

[@user-gl5re9yz1q]

@@Philly_hk 你真的是够了

[@user-mb3mf2og9k]

Murdered by China CCP agents.

[@stefanzheng6145]

@@user-mb3mf2og9k No FBI

[@foodparadise5792]

For one second I thought you were referring to my idol Sheldon Wolin...但原來是沒有營養的東西。

[@infofeynman]

he was one of the best physicist of all time like Fermi

[@kchris7930]

RIP he was probably killed by CIA

[@tipinwings]

He committed suicide after years of depression. Just let him rest and stop talking about the political nonsense.

[@ddlam2]

typical example of stupid bullying

[@Suwanno1000]

I think so ..

[@paulmartin8299]

Not sure yet who is behind the death of this brilliant scientist with such promising future and great enthusiasm about advancement in physics but definitely it is not a suicide. Media simply put suicide but we have seen such "mystery suicide" happened in the USA affecting individuals linked to politically influential people. It just happened last year october. Take this suicide news with a pinch of salt.

[@changbindeng7225]

Paul Martin ‘

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

nice video bro

[@B1FREQUENCY]

😂😂😂😂

[@mikezou5238]

RIP Prof. Zhang

[@Concrete_Scientist]

RIP. Prof. Zhang

[@cbrtdgh4210]

My colleague just told me there is a rumour he had met recently with the daughter of the founder of Huawei, who has just been arrested... Does anyone have more information and sources about this? RIP to a great scientist

[@cielfu5]

On 1 Dec supposedly they should both attend a banquet in Argentina, but Prof Zhang passed away that day. Not sure if they had met before but it's very likely so. Judging from Prof Zhang's pacing and volume here, I cannot really see any signs of long-time depression. He seemed really energetic and passionate about his studies.

[@liolio4198]

May be murder

[@bebeezra]

@@cielfu5 "judging from pacing and volume" you detect no signs of depression. Interesting... This may shock people but depression is not the only cause of suicide, nor even the greatest cause. The fact is, we really don't know because we don't know the subjective experience of the deceased prior to the act. Most depressed people do not in fact commit suicide. They may ruminate & idealize the act, but not follow through. The correlation between suicide and depression is real, but greatly overstated. There are other factors behind the act independent of depression.

[@little9draganchan515]

They signed a technology transfer agreement.

[@yzyzyz325]

@@user-mb3mf2og9k USA has no morale ground for anything, if it even got conscience. Bush administration use detergent powder as fake mass destruction weapons evidence. Calling China hack internet but with no evidence, however got caught by Snowden for spying countries on people's email and phones. Saying China implant spy chips on western companies servers, yet Apple Amazon all say that is bullshit. Why Americans think they represent justice. Even Huawei do sell staffs to Iran, Why should a Chinese company abide American domestic law? Did UN published a sanctions on Iran? I don't see China kidnapped Boeing CEO or American firearms company CEO for violating China anti speration law. Used to be rich USA is behaving like a 300pounds bankrupted fat girl threatened her classmates not talking with a girl called Iran. who the fuck you think you are dumb trump?!

[@raymondgibson2760]

wow

[@jiansenxmu]

It’s so sad that Prof. Zhang sacrificed his life for the mankind, we need to find out the truth. Long live Prof. Zhang!

[@MarkS-kl1ee]

Was he talking about the IOTA Blockchain?

[@serrahono]

张老师，请在未来等着我们！

[@waldenli2454]

R.I.P.

[@choizde7126]

R.I.P professor

[@zobenny8290]

一路走好 张教授 ...

[@wontonmaster666]

Rest In Peace

[@yuzhenwang8103]

完全听不懂 什么量子通信技术....我没有机会上研究生了怎么继续学习好呢？

[@calhotel]

RIP. his sudden death must be investigated. those who are responsible, if any, should be brought to justice.

[@xipishi]

he was right, technic is slowing down.

[@lindax9480]

PC的线性演算变成立体式搜寻演算👍🏻

[@alanOHALAN]

57:28 he stated his approach can work when a room temperature superconductor is discovered. I believe this was the reason the US government killed him, because we are at the verge of discovering room temperature superconductor as today 2023. If he is alive he can in theory develop an AI supercomputer.

[@connorxiaoyang878]

rest in peace~

[@Daniel-nt3zu]

When scientist get into political conflict between two super power countries. RIP.

[@fdsaffff]

don't know what he's talking about... but just sounds so intelligent brilliant... can't stop watching. so sad the world lost someone like him. murdered by the trump adminstration.

[@user-nh7ii8fe1k]

I can't believe…

[@sunnysangjiji]

Prof. Zhang committed suicide on Dec 1, 2018, reportedly. It is widely questioned whether U.S. Gov was involved in his death. Mark.

[@hansenchen1]

This is very regrettable. But the speculation of the government conspiracy is ludicrous. Zhang's investment company is explicitly named in the Section 301 investigation report. There is no need for any covert conspiracy. Zhang's investment company has close ties with some disreputable companies, one of which is Huawei, with many illicit covert deals with Iran. The now arrested Huawei CFO was to attend a banquet together with Zhang in Buenos Aires.

[@ChengZhao]

Where is the source for this? Please link

[@ciscokid3799]

Zhang was under the FBI investigation for working with the Chinese Communists. Why would the US killed their evidence tied to the Spying Communists?

[@zsarimaxim692]

@@ciscokid3799 Because he can move his research to China and really work with the communists, completely outside the control of the US.

[@dwd3912]

@@hansenchen1 Huawei is not disreputable, why USA arrested Huawei CFO is only because Huawei is a strong competitor in the 5G with USA company whose shareholder is held by many USA governors. The princess of Saudi Arabia killed a journalist, USA is still a friend of Saudi Arabia. Be aware of it, there is no disreputable or illicit or Communists, in the politician's eyes, there is only profit and interests.

[@shuo_tonny_tao1725]

R.I.P

[@pardoharsimanjuntak1483]

AI becomes magisterium of computer

[@fharrison3011]

Man rip, what a talented soul, I really don’t believe his death because of the timing... but I guess there is no real investigation from all sides, could be a noble prize winner one day

[@danielchen2968]

RIP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[@jayseanchen1]

True sadness .Rest in Peace.

[@bourbakis]

RIP!

[@jianshen5839]

rest in peace.

[@failogy]

Quantum Computing + A.I. + Blockchain + IoT I prepare to celebrate the birth of our new GOD.

[@DocJohnnyBoy]

+ robots

[@beyou3015]

Then crypto needs an upgraded algorithm.

[@B1FREQUENCY]

2018 No Such Thing as RACE...WE AS HUMANS ARE ALL ONE (NO LONGER DIVIDED BY NATIONALISM/CULTURES/COUNTRIES)

[@B1FREQUENCY]

Coin?!? We are in the Age of Digital Currency....so what now?? Heheheee GREAT VIDEO!

[@andrewchesney]

Interesting! However, Quantum computers will be able to crack any password instantly (see 14:41). Rather than a large number replace with your password - the world has become instantly insecure! Interesting indeed.

[@alsetalokin88]

then it will open a whole new industry ie the quantum security companies...

[@wangjohnny6619]

pubokiazm exactly

[@virtuous8]

53:45

[@YSFmemories]

RIP.

[@sunnyking8881]

So many Geniuses may change the world but dead in US, or just disappeared

[@geoinvest6609]

Reason of his murder: 37:30. Total decentralization of info.

[@zheqingzhang6136]

should be owned by Trump

[@CD-kd5em]

R.I.P. Loss for all humans

[@yiruchen3442]

RIP no matter what had happened it's a lost for all the human beings. Science knows no borders !

[@cammeekins576]

Too good he speaks about data privacy in front of GOOGLE 😅 50:50

[@roblee3404]

Would list two points quite incisive from other peoples' answers: 1. Quantum computing can crack any password instantly and the world would become insecure, how to solve this problem? 2. rich people are always the minority, would this make them even richer?

[@unclewilliam3583]

量子计算机指日可待

[@liangstein1965]

Rest in peace

[@ajl8615]

My heart broke on hearing his tragic death even I didn’t know him before if not worlds media reported about Hwa Wei’ CFO being arrested! Dear genius n genuine Quantum Physicist Mr Zheng, whoever did this to you I wish they would be discovered n sentence to capital punishment n riots in hell forever!

[@TheXuism]

RIP

[@mukul1310]

when lambo

[@onecoolstorybro]

wen moon

[@user-cq6pd3nw3d]

走好

[@physicsman3788]

no way! just can't believe it

[@pallaskwok6230]

Exactly which is more profitable to US? Proving that this man does work with CCP or no chinese companies can produces their own chips

[@durexuncensored]

RIP,absolutely,killed by CIA

[@user-kf6yp1zq9k]

CIA must have had his technology, but didn't make it clean though. We chinese will always memorize his sacrifice.

[@ciscokid3799]

Bullshit, your Chinese Communist party killed his ass, working with the devil is bad to your health.

[@user-DongJ]

@@user-kf6yp1zq9k - Absolutely. These nutballs seem to like to claim all kinds of unexpected death/misfortune (e.g. death of Bruce Lee, Elvis Presley, Steve Jobs, Stephen Hawkings, etc.) on people they fear/hate.

[@yolandacui2571]

Rip T_T

[@Ai-immo]

6:59 he talks about a scientist who committed suicide... premonition?

[@mariaa.9952]

Raphael he was speaking about a Scientist who... made it look like he did. Ettore M. was a genius who had discovered stuff (at the time) he most likely felt the world was not ready for, it is suspected he manufactured his disappearance. Fermi who knew Ettore very well said, if he decided to go missing, no one will ever find him.. he was in the Newton sphere of geniuses. Had he been even a little interested in the glory of a Nobel he’d have won several of them if that’s allowed.

[@MrOluncaF]

OMG

[@melvinch]

He paid a high price dancing with the devil.

[@VoodooD0g]

this was just a superficial glance on all three subjects :(

[@weitheceo]

Peace in Heaven! Lesson: never colluding with Communist evil.

[@tongqixuan]

Who can tell the truth ?

[@alexdu9009]

out of 7 billion, one