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Quantum computers could soon fit in phones

6 points by tomerbd 5y ago

eurasiantiger 5y ago
This seems like an investment scam.
bawolff 5y ago
Ah yes, because size was the big issue with practical quantum computing /s
vosper 5y ago
> Big car manufacturers, which are expected to be some of the first quantum computing customers, are also clustered in the region. What do big car manufacturers want quantum computers for? Also, supposedly they were going to deliver one of their systems to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Australia in June, but neither Pawsey nor Quantum Brilliance have any new articles saying it's actually happened. Quantum Brilliance are just talking about having raised money [0], and Pawsey doesn't mention it again [1]. Seems like hype, for something that maybe doesn't exist? [0] https://quantumbrilliance.com/news-media https://quantumbrilliance.com/news-media [1] https://pawsey.org.au/news-and-events/news/ https://pawsey.org.au/news-and-events/news/
- packetlost 5y ago
  Here is an example: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.03403.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.03403.pdf Anything with high scale manufacturing where a %0.01 percent decrease in overhead means millions saved would be interested in certain algorithms quantum computers are good at.
FounderBurr 5y ago
Nonsense, grift, bullshit sandwich.
- perl4ever 5y ago
  It seems to be coming out of Australian National University, which is a real place. Although I had never heard of it and it sounded a bit fake to my American ear, they seem to have alumni like Kevin Rudd and Kim Beazley, whose names seem vaguely familiar. So it appears to be both real and the leading university in Australia, even if the prospects of the research could be exaggerated in the reporting or press releases.
  - singularity2001 5y ago
    even real places produce real bulls.
    - perl4ever 5y ago
      I'm aware, but standard major university press release exaggeration is different from penny stock pump and dump or whatever.
CleverLikeAnOx 5y ago
I don't trust Sifted (this is my first time seeing the site). An article linked on the sidebar is titled "The only answer to the quantum cybersecurity threat is quantum." The headline is wrong and the article makes no argument for why quantum algorithms are the only solution. Classical algorithms exist for quantum resistant cryptography.
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perl4ever 5y ago
>The startup buys synthetic diamonds from Element Six, the synthetic diamond manufacturer, part of the De Beers Group Imagine a future where quantum computing is monopolized by De Beers...
- eurasiantiger 5y ago
  Imagine a pump-and-dump with diamonds, based on hype about quantum woo.
  - perl4ever 5y ago
    I mean, there is no penny stock involved, and the hype is coming from the top public university in Australia, right? So who's supposed to be pumping and dumping? Obviously the implications of things coming out of academia are normally and frequently exaggerated, but I don't see why you are implying it's an out and out con. Would you react the same way if it was MIT? Here are some of the press releases: https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/world%E2%80%99s-first-room-temp-quantum-computer-set-for-release https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/world%E2%80%99s-first-r... https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-start-up-to-power-next-generation-of-quantum-computing https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-start-up-to-power-n... https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-spin-out-company-secures-millions-in-seed-funding https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-spin-out-company-se... https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-at-forefront-of-australia%E2%80%99s-quantum-future https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-at-forefront-of-aus...
civilized 5y ago
The Quantum.... it, it makes it... makes it faster... right?
chaps 5y ago
For those looking for qubit #: The Quantum Brilliance quantum accelerators have only two qubits at the moment, paltry compared to the 72-qubit systems that Google has developed. Horsley said, however, that the company can reach 50 qubits by 2025.
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quickthrower2 5y ago
How many qubits are needed to be faster than emulation? If they get to 50 by 2025 is that at all interesting?

6 points by tomerbd 5y ago

eurasiantiger 5y ago

This seems like an investment scam.

bawolff 5y ago

Ah yes, because size was the big issue with practical quantum computing /s

vosper 5y ago

> Big car manufacturers, which are expected to be some of the first quantum computing customers, are also clustered in the region. What do big car manufacturers want quantum computers for? Also, supposedly they were going to deliver one of their systems to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Australia in June, but neither Pawsey nor Quantum Brilliance have any new articles saying it's actually happened. Quantum Brilliance are just talking about having raised money [0], and Pawsey doesn't mention it again [1]. Seems like hype, for something that maybe doesn't exist? [0] https://quantumbrilliance.com/news-media https://quantumbrilliance.com/news-media [1] https://pawsey.org.au/news-and-events/news/ https://pawsey.org.au/news-and-events/news/

packetlost 5y ago
Here is an example: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.03403.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.03403.pdf Anything with high scale manufacturing where a %0.01 percent decrease in overhead means millions saved would be interested in certain algorithms quantum computers are good at.

FounderBurr 5y ago

Nonsense, grift, bullshit sandwich.

perl4ever 5y ago
It seems to be coming out of Australian National University, which is a real place. Although I had never heard of it and it sounded a bit fake to my American ear, they seem to have alumni like Kevin Rudd and Kim Beazley, whose names seem vaguely familiar. So it appears to be both real and the leading university in Australia, even if the prospects of the research could be exaggerated in the reporting or press releases.
- singularity2001 5y ago
  even real places produce real bulls.
  - perl4ever 5y ago
    I'm aware, but standard major university press release exaggeration is different from penny stock pump and dump or whatever.

CleverLikeAnOx 5y ago

I don't trust Sifted (this is my first time seeing the site). An article linked on the sidebar is titled "The only answer to the quantum cybersecurity threat is quantum." The headline is wrong and the article makes no argument for why quantum algorithms are the only solution. Classical algorithms exist for quantum resistant cryptography.

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perl4ever 5y ago

>The startup buys synthetic diamonds from Element Six, the synthetic diamond manufacturer, part of the De Beers Group Imagine a future where quantum computing is monopolized by De Beers...

eurasiantiger 5y ago
Imagine a pump-and-dump with diamonds, based on hype about quantum woo.
- perl4ever 5y ago
  I mean, there is no penny stock involved, and the hype is coming from the top public university in Australia, right? So who's supposed to be pumping and dumping? Obviously the implications of things coming out of academia are normally and frequently exaggerated, but I don't see why you are implying it's an out and out con. Would you react the same way if it was MIT? Here are some of the press releases: https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/world%E2%80%99s-first-room-temp-quantum-computer-set-for-release https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/world%E2%80%99s-first-r... https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-start-up-to-power-next-generation-of-quantum-computing https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-start-up-to-power-n... https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-spin-out-company-secures-millions-in-seed-funding https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-spin-out-company-se... https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-at-forefront-of-australia%E2%80%99s-quantum-future https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-at-forefront-of-aus...

civilized 5y ago

The Quantum.... it, it makes it... makes it faster... right?

chaps 5y ago

For those looking for qubit #: The Quantum Brilliance quantum accelerators have only two qubits at the moment, paltry compared to the 72-qubit systems that Google has developed. Horsley said, however, that the company can reach 50 qubits by 2025.

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quickthrower2 5y ago

How many qubits are needed to be faster than emulation? If they get to 50 by 2025 is that at all interesting?