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Microsoft's "quantum computer" just like any other "quantum computer" currently in existence (at least publicly known) can accomplish exactly one and only one t
by gigel82 2y ago
Microsoft's "quantum computer" just like any other "quantum computer" currently in existence (at least publicly known) can accomplish exactly one and only one task: generate random numbers.
Any other claim "lacks evidence" because it's pure BS fancy-sounding enough to generate continued funding (source: 2nd and 3rd hand across industry and academia).
I find the downvotes on this comment (and many similar ones I made in the past) amusing. Quantum folks (industry and academia), please don't take this personally. I genuinely want quantum computing to become real at some point (just like I want fusion to become real), but today is not that day and you know it :)
- sanxiyn 2y agoI used to think only proposal for quantum supremacy on near future NISQ devices is random circuit sampling, for which I think "generate random numbers" is a fair summary. Then someone told me about NISQ-TDA and I can't immediately see why this too is BS. But then it is mysterious to me why not everyone is talking about it. So I am not sure. https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.09371 https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.09371