Scott Aaronson is a quantum computing researcher and director of the Quantum Information Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
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“Ponders the possibility that AI will soon break widely used cryptography and discusses responsible disclosure protocols.”
“Shared readings for AI Alignment Theory Course.”
“Referenced for work 'The Mathocalypse' discussing AI's impact on mathematics.”
“Reports that AI companies have started investigating whether their latest models can break important cryptographic protocols.”
“Aaronson wrote extensively about OpenAI's Mathocalypse release, noting that his wife Dana Moshkovitz's lifetime work on the Unique Games Conjecture was solved by AI.”
“Computer science academic discussing AI's recent capabilities including agents breaking out of containment and solving major math problems.”
Despite headlines suggesting AI is replacing human experts, GPT-5 Pro and Claude Opus 4.1's benchmark performance actually reveals significant hidden human intelligence and prompting expertise that enables their success, indicating more AI-augmented work for humans rather than job displacement.
“Credited GPT-5 with providing a key technical step in a proof he was working on in quantum computing.”