Evaluating Quantum Computing for AGI

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Mei Si
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Evaluating Quantum Computing for AGI

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3.6

Overview

This project will investigate quantum computing's potential contributions to AGI development, including practical integration methods, functional capabilities, and technological readiness, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of how quantum advancements can enhance AGI systems.

RFP Guidelines

Review of quantum computing technologies

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  • Type SingularityNET RFP
  • Total RFP Funding $80,000 USD
  • Proposals 10
  • Awarded Projects 1
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SingularityNET
Oct. 4, 2024

This RFP seeks to critically evaluate the role of quantum computing in advancing Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The goal is to distinguish between realistic capabilities and hype, providing clear insights into the practical benefits and limitations of quantum computing for AGI architectures, particularly within the OpenCog Hyperon framework. Part of this should involve interacting with the Hyperon team who've built the existing and in-development MeTTa interpreters.

Proposal Description

Project details

This proposal aims to evaluate quantum computing technologies for the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The project will focus on understanding how quantum systems, particularly quantum multi-agent systems, can contribute to AGI functionalities, their integration potential, and the practicality of implementation. Key areas include quantum gates, annealers, hybrid systems, quantum multi-agent systems, and quantum reinforcement learning (RL), with a particular focus on reasoning, pattern recognition, and resource allocation for AGI tasks.

We will explore quantum reinforcement learning and its combination with quantum multi-agent systems, focusing on how this integration can enhance learning efficiency, adaptability, and decision-making in complex environments. Quantum RL can potentially speed up convergence in learning algorithms and offer novel approaches to solving optimization problems that are critical for AGI.

Potential applications include:

  • Autonomous Decision-Making: Using quantum RL to enable agents to quickly adapt to changing environments and make decisions autonomously in real-time.

  • Resource Management: Leveraging quantum multi-agent systems for efficient allocation of resources in distributed AGI environments, particularly in scenarios involving large-scale data processing and task delegation.

  • Collaborative Problem-Solving: Utilizing quantum entanglement to facilitate seamless communication among agents, leading to enhanced collaboration and coordination for solving complex problems that require distributed intelligence.

Our work will include developing a prototype to demonstrate how a quantum multi-agent system, integrated with quantum RL, can be implemented to support a specific AGI task. This prototype will serve as proof of concept, showcasing the practical application and benefits of quantum-enhanced collaboration, learning, and distributed problem-solving among multiple intelligent agents. By leveraging quantum entanglement and superposition, we aim to enhance communication and coordination among agents, potentially leading to breakthroughs in distributed intelligence and scalability. We will assess both the theoretical and practical aspects of quantum multi-agent systems, including their efficiency, scalability, and integration potential within existing AGI frameworks.

Ensuring the success of this project requires a focus on several critical non-functional requirements. First, we will prioritize accuracy and credibility by sourcing only peer-reviewed journals, authoritative technical reports, and verified industry insights, ensuring that our findings meet rigorous academic and industry standards. Additionally, we will conduct a comparative analysis of quantum and classical systems in AGI contexts. This analysis will evaluate performance metrics such as speed, efficiency, and scalability, alongside tangible use cases demonstrating quantum computing's advantages.

To support practical application, we will assess the integration potential of quantum systems into AGI frameworks like OpenCog Hyperon. This includes aligning quantum technologies with reasoning and learning modules and exploring implementation strategies using quantum backends such as MeTTa and AtomSpace. Furthermore, we will evaluate the scalability of quantum technologies for large-scale, decentralized AGI infrastructures and distributed quantum networks, ensuring their readiness for future developments.

A key consideration is the maturity and reliability of quantum hardware and software platforms. We will analyze error correction mechanisms, fault tolerance, and benchmarks of current quantum devices to ensure realistic readiness for AGI tasks. Another essential focus is energy efficiency, comparing the sustainability of quantum systems against classical computing in AGI workloads to address environmental impact.

Finally, we will conduct a cost analysis, projecting the future costs of quantum technologies, including initial implementation, operational expenses, and the financial benefits of hybrid quantum-classical systems. This detailed analysis will guide the integration of quantum systems into AGI pipelines while maintaining economic feasibility.

Team lead's past publication in qutuam computing and reinforcement learning:

  • Dear Chao Huang, Yibei Guo, Zhihui Zhu, Mei Si, Daniel Blankenberg, Rui Liu (2024) Quantum Exploration-based Reinforcement Learning for Efficient Robot Path Planning in Sparse-Reward Environment.  In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN).
  • Zachary A Fernandes, Ethan Joseph, Dean Vogel, Mei Si (2023). Self Attention for Visual Reinforcement Learning. In Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Games. Boston, MA.
  • Lockwood, O., & Si, M. (2022). A Review of Uncertainty for Deep Reinforcement Learning. In Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE).
  • Lockwood, O., & Si, M. (2021) Playing Atari with Hybrid Quantum-Classical Reinforcement Learning. In Proceedings of Machine Learning Research 148:285-301.
  • Lockwood, O., & Si, M. (2020). Reinforcement learning with quantum variational circuit. In Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE) (Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 245-251).
  • Lockwood, O., & Si, M. (2020) Playing Atari with Hybrid Quantum-Classical Reinforcement Learning. In Proceedings of the Preregistration Workshop on Machine Learning at NeurIPS 2020.

 

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  • Total Milestones

    4

  • Total Budget

    $62,000 USD

  • Last Updated

    8 Dec 2024

Milestone 1 - Literature Review

Description

A comprehensive systematic review will be conducted to evaluate quantum computing technologies with a focus on quantum gates annealers and hybrid systems. This review will involve the following steps: Literature Review: We will analyze academic papers conference proceedings and technical reports from reputable sources to establish a solid foundation of current advancements in quantum computing. This will include state-of-the-art quantum algorithms and their applicability to AGI contexts. Industry Engagement: Our team will actively engage with quantum computing engineers and industry leaders through meetings interviews and internal presentations. This will provide valuable insights into real-world applications challenges and future directions. Leveraging Academic and Industry Connections: By leveraging established connections within academia and industry we aim to access internal resources proprietary technologies and unpublished findings that can further enrich our understanding.

Deliverables

The systematic review will culminate in a comprehensive report that summarizes findings identifies gaps in existing research and highlights promising directions for the integration of quantum technologies into AGI development.

Budget

$15,000 USD

Success Criterion

Completion of a detailed literature review report covering all quantum technologies.

Milestone 2 - AGI-Relevant Analysis

Description

We will evaluate the relevance of quantum computing for AGI tasks focusing on the following areas: Reasoning: Explore how quantum algorithms like Grover's and QAOA can enhance decision-making and logical reasoning tasks particularly in complex high-dimensional problem spaces. These algorithms can significantly accelerate the search and optimization processes central to AGI reasoning modules. Pattern Recognition: Analyze quantum machine learning approaches such as quantum support vector machines and variational quantum classifiers for identifying and processing complex patterns in large datasets. These methods are expected to provide a quantum advantage in training efficiency and classification accuracy. Resource Allocation: Investigate quantum optimization techniques including quantum annealing and hybrid classical-quantum approaches to efficiently manage AGI workloads. This includes dynamic scheduling resource distribution in multi-agent systems and real-time task allocation. Quantum Reinforcement Learning (QRL): Examine the potential of QRL to improve the learning efficiency of agents in AGI tasks. By integrating QRL with quantum multi-agent systems we aim to enhance adaptability collaboration and scalability in distributed intelligence scenarios. QRL offers novel opportunities for agents to interact in shared quantum-enhanced environments pushing the boundaries of AGI functionality.

Deliverables

Through these evaluations we will establish a roadmap for implementing quantum technologies that directly address AGI's computational and operational demands with a focus on practical prototypes and scalable solutions.

Budget

$17,000 USD

Success Criterion

Comprehensive completion of an analysis on quantum computing and its AGI applications.

Milestone 3 - Identify Use Cases

Description

Highlight realistic and near-term applications of quantum computing in AGI focusing on: Accelerating massive computational tasks such as probabilistic reasoning or combinatorial optimization. Enhancing specific AGI modules like natural language processing and learning algorithms. Supporting decentralized AGI infrastructures through scalable quantum networks.

Deliverables

Documented use cases highlighting practical applications in AGI.

Budget

$15,000 USD

Success Criterion

Generation of three key practical use cases for quantum technologies in AGI.

Milestone 4 - Research Recommendations and Prototype Development

Description

Based on findings provide actionable recommendations for further exploration including: Priority areas for experimentation such as hybrid quantum-classical models noise-resilient quantum algorithms and creating prototypes to validate the practical effectiveness of quantum systems in AGI. Develop prototypes to demonstrate the applicability of quantum systems in enhancing AGI functionalities. Guidance on collaborations between quantum computing providers and AGI researchers.

Deliverables

Recommendations report detailing future directions prototyping opportunities and collaborative partnerships.

Budget

$15,000 USD

Success Criterion

Successful compilation of targeted research recommendations and prototyping plans for advancing quantum AGI research.

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Group Expert Rating (Final)

Overall

3.6

  • Feasibility 3.7
  • Desirabilty 4.0
  • Usefulness 4.3
  • Expert Review 1

    Overall

    4.0

    • Compliance with RFP requirements 3.0
    • Solution details and team expertise 4.0
    • Value for money 5.0
    Not sure 100% aligned with RFP

    My concern about this proposal is that I am not sure it aligns with the RFP 100%. RFP asks for a literature review to understand if QC can play a role in advancing AGI but the proposal offers developing a prototype to demonstrate how a quantum multi-agent system. It is not clear why other quantum computing technologies will not be investigated. One nice thing about the proposal is that the owner has published multiple papers on quantum computing.

  • Expert Review 2

    Overall

    3.0

    • Compliance with RFP requirements 4.0
    • Solution details and team expertise 4.0
    • Value for money 3.0
    This is a quite competent proposal but narrow-focused on quantum RL (which is fine but excludes other valuable stuff

    The proposal makes sense but is somewhat generic in its explanations and suggestions and doesn't evince super deep thinking on the topic areas. It feels very good but not amazing. Also it is not clear to me that RL is the best area to focus on for Hyperon QC, though it might be...

  • Expert Review 3

    Overall

    4.0

    • Compliance with RFP requirements 4.0
    • Solution details and team expertise 4.0
    • Value for money 5.0

    Solid and well thought through and methodological approach. Has connections to academia and industry which could yield in-depth knowledge. General AGI algorithm discussion.

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