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Quantum Information Cannot Be Cloned

Quantum mechanics forbids faithfully duplicating a quantum state, a principle Susskind independently dubbed the 'no quantum Xerox principle' and which is formally known as the no-cloning theorem; this rules out simply saving black hole information by Xeroxing one copy inside and one in the radiation.

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Speaker

Leonard Susskind

Evidence Quote

“true quantum information cannot be duplicated”

Source

45 | Leonard Susskind on Quantum Information, Quantum Gravity, and Holography— Sean Carroll's Mindscape
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:10:07 AM

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