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I listened to the "Joy of Y" podcast of an interview with Ewin Tang and thought it was an enlightening view of the current state of quantum computing. https://
by tocs3 1y ago
I listened to the "Joy of Y" podcast of an interview with Ewin Tang and thought it was an enlightening view of the current state of quantum computing.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-the-true-promise-of-quantum-computing-20250403/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-the-true-promise-of-q...
Edit: in light of a couple comments here I would like to say the podcast interview with Tang was this year. (May 3, 2025)
- ethan_smith 1y agoTang's recent work on quantum-inspired classical algorithms has sparked a whole subfield focused on identifying which quantum speedups are truly unique versus those that can be replicated classically.
- mutated_quant 1y agoQuantum computing occupies the same space that Nanotechnology used to hold, and AGI is trying to claim; something so profoundly game-changing that it'll rewrite the rules of society itself. Venture capitalists love this type of story, because its sells the most funding in future rounds. I wish more people would celebrate Tang's works as a genuine breakthrough, rather than a pin that's bursting the bubble of quantum computing hype.
- tocs3 1y agoVenture capitalists love this type of story, because its sells the most funding in future rounds. I would have thought the venture capitalists would not love this story so much because it, a little bit, points to quantum computing as being less of a do all sort of technology.