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In my opinion Scott was really generous even answering. Horan makes no attempt at supporting his claim that QC will move us closer to midnight on the Doomsday C

In my opinion Scott was really generous even answering. Horan makes no attempt at supporting his claim that QC will move us closer to midnight on the Doomsday Clock.

brudgers 7y ago
Horan is not claiming those things. Horan is wondering if the experts have considered those things. Scott's hand waving answer suggests that "no the experts have not." Engineering professionalism entails formal assessment of the risks. The burden of proof is on the engineer. Without that, it's astrology not engineering.
- Beltiras 7y ago
  Quoting Horan: But how close does the hand on that doomsday clock move to midnight once we “can harness an exponential number of amplitudes for computation"? Looks like a claim to me.
  - drewbug 7y ago
    but it ends with a question mark?
    - Beltiras 7y ago
      Implicit in the question.
      - drewbug 7y ago
        Yeah, you're right.
- gus_massa 7y ago
  It's a standard trick to sound smart. Just ask if the new thing have some unintended consequences. What is the cost of asking this for every new technology? Relevant xkcd https://xkcd.com/1215/ https://xkcd.com/1215/
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