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> 10,000 measurements using an 81 qubit version of the experiment gave the correct answer just 13 times > It’s also worth pointing that conventional computers
by kruhft 14y ago
> 10,000 measurements using an 81 qubit version of the experiment gave the correct answer just 13 times
> It’s also worth pointing that conventional computers could already solve these particular protein folding problems
So if one cannot already solve the problem is one capable of checking that the answer is correct with such a low probability of correctness?
- GBB 14y agoProtein structures can also be resolved via other methods such as x-ray crystallography of crystallized proteins. Unfortunately, that process can be rather time intensive and isn't viable for all proteins.
- grinich 14y agoDepends on the problem. Factoring into primes seems to be the canonical example.
- ZoFreX 14y agoThere are many cases where you can verify an answer much more easily than finding it. Not saying that necessarily applies here, but for the more general problem space it isn't the limitation it might appear to be at first.
- Dylan16807 14y agoWe would need to know the distribution of incorrect answers. If it didn't give any other answer more than twice then you could trust the 13-time answer to be the correct output of the computation.