Quantum Computer

[Leo]

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/ ... 7jT2nIo6rc

[brianr]

Rigetti announced last month:

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/6119 ... the-cloud/

[carldaman]

Rigetti announced last month:

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/6119 ... the-cloud/

"Quantum computers could one day perform calculations beyond the reach of even the most powerful classical supercomputer, but for now building and maintaining these machines remains immensely expensive and difficult."

Now why did the BS meter go so way high when reading the above passage?!

[Milos]

Rigetti announced last month:

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/6119 ... the-cloud/

"Quantum computers could one day perform calculations beyond the reach of even the most powerful classical supercomputer, but for now building and maintaining these machines remains immensely expensive and difficult."

Now why did the BS meter go so way high when reading the above passage?!

The above passage is the only realistic one, everything else in the text is either BS or just PR.

[jp]

More commercial companies spewing more hype...

[carldaman]

Rigetti announced last month:

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/6119 ... the-cloud/

"Quantum computers could one day perform calculations beyond the reach of even the most powerful classical supercomputer, but for now building and maintaining these machines remains immensely expensive and difficult."

Now why did the BS meter go so way high when reading the above passage?!

The above passage is the only realistic one, everything else in the text is either BS or just PR.

Precisely - it signals to the reader that the rest of the article is total crap.

[jp]

Quantum computers almost certainly won't help directly with chess.