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[–] ProgAimerGirl@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

may have

holy grail

q u a n t u m

[–] TheVelvetGentleman@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

In this thread are a lot of terrible takes from people who don't seem to understand that quantum computers are already a thing? They're functional, and they can outperform conventional computers at limited tasks. They will probably never outperform them at everything, and that's okay. You will probably never own one, and that's also okay. You'll probably never own a particle accelerator. They really should have just called them something other than computers. Scientific advancement is a good thing.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

that's exactly what someone without a scanning electron microscope would say

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

You joke, but if you know people at universities and they're throwing away old equipment (literally) you can get an SEM or TEM at little cost... provided you know how to get a well worn 30+ year old electron microscope working again.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

This mf sounds hedron collider less

[–] KnilAdlez@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, the industry should immediately invest a bazillion dollars on QC! AI is dead, dump stocks now!


[–] Nacarbac@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

What if we invested a bazillion dollars into QAI?

[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

So it's just 10 years away?

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

doubt

I will believe in quantum computing when the feds kick my door in.

[–] oliveoil@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago