Grady Booch: what matters isn't matrix math or ion migration, it's what the system does
Grady_Booch · x · 2026-10-17
Grady Booch weighs into a debate on whether quantum effects could underpin machine intelligence: he sees no evidence quantum action has macroscopic consequences here, arguing macroscopic reality smooths quantum probability. His takeaway: the reductionist level — matrix multiplication or ion migration — isn't what matters; what the system does is.
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