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title: '10 to the 120th bits'
slug: '10-to-the-120th-bits'
date: 2026-05-13
type: 'post'
status: 'published'
tags: ['information-theory', 'ai', 'physics', 'linkedin-original']
abstract: '"10 to the 120th bits . . . 10 to the 10th to the 90th bits . . . Building a computational system to better understand and protect nature . . . We are at about 10 to the 20th bits right now.'
license: 'CC-BY-4.0'
author: 'Jed Anderson'
co_authors: []
canonical_url: 'https://jedanderson.org/posts/10-to-the-120th-bits'
original_source: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/jedanderson432/'
original_date: 2024-05-16
supporting_files: []
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"10 to the 120th bits . . . 10 to the 10th to the 90th bits . . . Building a computational system to better understand and protect nature . . . We are at about 10 to the 20th bits right now.  AI is speeding up progress and helping to make connections between these bits.  Quantum computing will be the sine qua non.  Exciting times." - Jed Anderson, Environmental Futurist

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*Originally posted on LinkedIn with an attached feed document.*