José Ignacio Latorre

Chair professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Barcelona and director of the “Pedro Pascual” Science Centre in Benasque.

José Ignacio Latorre is one of Spain’s most renowned physicists in the area of quantum physics. He has made crucial contributions to quantum field theory and entanglement. His main lines of research revolve around these two subjects, as well as quantum information and elementary particles. He is also the author of the book Cuántica: tu futuro en juego, published by Ariel (2017).

Technology

The Singularity

José Ignacio Latorre

Computation’s possibility for self-learning is leading us towards a point of technological singularity where an artificial intelligence, capable of self-improvement, will surpass the limits of human intelligence.