Google Quantum AI chief proposes entangling a brain with a quantum computer

Hartmut Neven, head of Google's Quantum AI Lab, proposes testing quantum consciousness theories by entangling a human brain with a quantum computer. He argues this could create an "expanded quantum superposition" and give participants a richer experience. Neven admits the experiment remains technically very challenging.

• Neven builds on Roger Penrose's Orch OR theory but ties consciousness to the formation of superposition, not its collapse
• The idea: entangle qubits in the brain with qubits in a quantum computer and see if perception changes
• Physicist Vlatko Vedral suggests quantum chips could one day enhance creative thinking
• Critics doubt the warm, wet brain can sustain quantum processes