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This reminds me of when IBM, Motorola, and Apple did PowerPC.
Are they combining forces in an attempt to overtake nvidia in the AI space?
Is IBM still a serious player? It seems to me they are living out of legacy software. Is there quantum computer stuff promising?
> YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. and AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced plans to develop next-generation computing architectures based on the combination of quantum computers and high-performance computing, known as quantum-centric supercomputing. AMD and IBM are collaborating to develop scalable, open-source platforms that could redefine the future of computing, leveraging IBM's leadership in developing the world's most performant quantum computers and software, and AMD's leadership in high-performance computing and AI accelerators.

Has anyone found a real-world problem that's best solved by a quantum computer that isn't cryptography? I exclude cryptography because if the only thing these machines are good for is breaking ciphers, then governments won't let anyone else buy one, will they?

> Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced plans to develop next-generation computing architectures based on the combination of quantum computers and high-performance computing, known as quantum-centric supercomputing. AMD and IBM are collaborating to develop scalable, open-source platforms that could redefine the future of computing, leveraging IBM's leadership in developing the world's most performant quantum computers and software, and AMD's leadership in high-performance computing and AI accelerators.

Translation from corporate-speak: "Maybe we can chip away at Nvidia's dominance by working together and promising something Nvidia can't offer?"

As I understand things, firing up a bunch of GPUs is still more cost-effective than any quantum computer available right now.

Nonetheless, I wish IBM and AMD lots of success. It would be nice if Nvidia gets real competition!

Why does the future of computing sound like we're back in 1999?

Who's next... Intel and SGI? Rockchip and Cyrix? Nvidia must be positively trembling...

I feel like this is just another publicity stunt.
After reading about the recommendation system breakthrough[1], I'm more curious about just how much we're leaving on the table with classical algorithms. If you raised the amount of money being funneled into quantum computing and spent it purely funding classical algorithm research, would you be better off?

[1]: https://www.quantamagazine.org/teenager-finds-classical-alte...

Is that the world's largest heatsink? Either way it's beautiful.