Google Claims ‘Quantum Supremacy,’ Marking a Major Milestone in Computing (fortune.com) 11 points by hnuser123456 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] hnuser123456 6y ago ↗ This was expected at least 3 months ago: https://interestingengineering.com/googles-quantum-processor...Additional sources: https://gizmodo.com/google-says-its-achieved-quantum-suprema...(paywalled) https://www.ft.com/content/b9bb4e54-dbc1-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1... [–] morningseagulls 6y ago ↗ >This was expected at least 3 months agoHere's the Quanta report they quoted: https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-nevens-law-describe-quan...I remembered seeing that and still feeling a bit skeptical. It seems like you could perhaps achieve "quantum supremacy" and yet not have quantum computing devices that are actually "useful".
[–] morningseagulls 6y ago ↗ >This was expected at least 3 months agoHere's the Quanta report they quoted: https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-nevens-law-describe-quan...I remembered seeing that and still feeling a bit skeptical. It seems like you could perhaps achieve "quantum supremacy" and yet not have quantum computing devices that are actually "useful".
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 13.2 ms ] threadAdditional sources: https://gizmodo.com/google-says-its-achieved-quantum-suprema...
(paywalled) https://www.ft.com/content/b9bb4e54-dbc1-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1...
Here's the Quanta report they quoted: https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-nevens-law-describe-quan...
I remembered seeing that and still feeling a bit skeptical. It seems like you could perhaps achieve "quantum supremacy" and yet not have quantum computing devices that are actually "useful".