Ask HN: I'm suddenly hearing a lot about Quantum Computing again. Why?

3 points by b800h 1y ago ↗ HN

So I've seen this come up in government, in new headlines, and in relation to AI, but I don't understand the links, and I don't understand if it's a new hype wave or if something substantive has changed. What's the situation?

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v5o 1y ago ↗

AI hype cycle flattening off and they need to make easy money off a other bandwagon?

rvz 1y ago ↗

Nothing.

turtleyacht 1y ago ↗

Maybe folks will combine logic circuit generators from AI to quantum simulators, and that will enable future hardware prototypes.

One way to "think" versus another, whether it's identifying cats or securing a quantum wallet.

apothegm 1y ago ↗

Partly hype. But it looks like some advances have been made (see also: a couple places announcing quantum chips). It still doesn’t seem to be at a stage where it’s remotely usable for anything, though.