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"Extremely contrived" is a little bit misleading since they did in fact run random algorithms from a general set of algorithms. So it's rather the opposite of c
by l33tman 6y ago
"Extremely contrived" is a little bit misleading since they did in fact run random algorithms from a general set of algorithms. So it's rather the opposite of contrived.. but I understand what you mean :)
- bawolff 6y agoContrived means "Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously" https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/contrived https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/contrived . I think the problems used to demonstrate quantum supremacy very literally meet that definition - they were largely created for the sole purpose of demonstrating supremacy; they are not problems we naturally want to know the answers to.