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Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin Dismisses Quantum Computing
- pyinstallwoes 5y agoFor whatever it’s worth: thought this was interesting in relation to it being previously discussed: https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1203919893327859712 https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1203919893327859712
- qiskit 5y ago2019? Isn't that around the time google claimed quantum supremacy ( though skeptics dispute it )? I know google is heavily invested in quantum computing but would they seriously manipulate search results like this? Has there been any updates or response from google?
- pyinstallwoes 5y agoSomeone seemingly qualified that answers your questions: https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/quantum-computing-as-a-field-is-obvious-bullshit/ https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/quantum-comput...
- bluepoint 5y agoI think I am lacking a but a bit if context. It seems that he refers to a particular paper. It would be important to know what he is responding to.
- pyinstallwoes 5y agoMore stuff I found here: https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/quantum-computing-as-a-field-is-obvious-bullshit/ https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/quantum-comput...
- nitin-pai 5y agoI’m unqualified to comment on whether quantum computing is modern-day alchemy, but the geopolitical implications of Laughlin’s opinion are pretty interesting. By throwing a lot of resources at something that might be bullshit but has not yet been proven so, the US compels its weaker adversaries to allocate a disproportionate amount of their resources to the field. Instead of competing with the US where it matters, they run in a wild goose chase. If indeed the folks in the US government think this way, they are pretty smart cookies.
- pyinstallwoes 5y agoYou nailed it. It’s genius in one way; it’s both a defensive and offensive strategy. You distract and also get to win if by sheer miracle it’s actually possible.