Climate+ | 72 | Alayna Vandervort Wagner

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙄 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣?

Check out Climate+ Podcast #72 with Alayna Van Dervort Wagner for more:

+ Quantum computing won't replace classical AI, but will augment it - specifically for solving "high complex multivariable optimization challenges"

+ The biggest barrier is structural, not technical - The problem isn't the technology itself, but rather how organizations (particularly universities and industries) are structured with siloed decision-making

+ We need to design for convergence NOW - Rather than waiting 3-5 years to see what happens with quantum technology, we must start designing systems that integrate quantum and classical computing together immediately

+ Psychological shifts are necessary - There's a need to move beyond reactive, "tick the box" approaches and blissful unawareness toward more proactive problem-solving, especially given that climate challenges are "outgrowing us rapidly"

Check it out here or wherever you get your podcasts!