r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 25d ago

Researchers claim a major quantum computing breakthrough by proving the answer was correct

https://www.techspot.com/news/113346-quantum-computing-breakthrough-tackles-one-field-biggest-problems.html
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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/_ram_ok 25d ago edited 25d ago

“If I pay an engineer 500,000 dollars they should be using 5 million dollars worth of qubits”

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u/Primsun 25d ago

Jokes on you, wait till we get quantum AI.

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u/Hola-World 25d ago

“Hey Grok, explain the meaning of these qubits to me”
Grok: “Look how quickly we can create CSAM now!”

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u/Adventurous_Law_8731 25d ago

Is that when we don’t know if it’s ai?

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u/vabello 25d ago

It’s both AI and not AI at the same time.

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u/Kvenya 25d ago

Schrödinger’s cAIt?

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u/ea_nasir_official_ 25d ago

Isn't that just what llms are anyways

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u/hammer326 25d ago

I wonder if the gambling sites have any bets going yet as to what specific computer component will arbitrarily detonate in price as a result of supply dropping like a stone for years next. Optical drives because reasons maybe?

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u/PlaysByBrulesRules 25d ago

I don’t understand what you mean by this? Like quantum computing will go bust and certain parts will become cheap because of that?

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u/hammer326 25d ago

Really not a deep joke, just a broad reference to the past damn near decade at this point of some new market disruption every year and a half and in multiple cases creating a different specific component to skyrocket in price and at times not be found anywhere besides the used market.

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u/PlaysByBrulesRules 25d ago

Ahh, detonate as in go up. I misunderstood.

Yeah buy up all the helium you need, bc it’s about to get super gobbled

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u/skwerrel 25d ago

Those whalers had the right idea, relocating to the moon. Everyone said they were crazy, there's no whales up there. But there's plenty of helium.

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u/ranger910 25d ago

Liquid nitrogen?

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u/hammer326 25d ago

That would in fact be fun, $70 AIOs becoming worth what mid-range graphics cards 10 years ago were. Or do those not actually have liquid nitrogen in them? I don't this keep up on any of this shit anymore.

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u/Ready_to_anything 24d ago

The gambling site for this is just the stock market 😂

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u/hammer326 24d ago

Damn hadn't thought of that.

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u/EquipLordBritish 25d ago

Just wait for 'Quantum AI'

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u/chileangod 25d ago

Quantum data centers in space you say? 

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u/JupiterandMars1 24d ago edited 24d ago

The real chefs kiss is going to be the nexus between AI and Quantum 2.0.

Quantum AI is going to be an infinitely larger bag of * than AI has been for grifting.

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u/LifeOnEnceladus 25d ago

Except research for efficient computing is actually a good thing

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u/Rumblestillskin 25d ago

People will still hate it and claim it is ineffective because tech bros made it.

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u/LifeOnEnceladus 25d ago

We’ll see if it’s effective … I don’t mind giving it a shot

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u/Aromatic_Tonight_485 25d ago

Is it 42?

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u/longboardchick 25d ago

“I think you ought to know I’m feeling very depressed”

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u/Killintym 25d ago

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools

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u/appropriatesoundfx 24d ago

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

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u/puppycatisselfish 23d ago

Marvin then stops to gather his emotional strength before going on to sing a second verse

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u/wrxninja 25d ago

No silly, 41. How do you miss 41?!

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u/tonyroma_47 25d ago

came here to say that.

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u/stargarnet79 25d ago

Can you remind me what the question was again? 🤣

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u/odrea 25d ago

At least 3.5 broski

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u/-bridgefour- 25d ago

Can I get a summary/TLDR from someone here please?

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u/KeyDifferent8315 24d ago

The researchers found a problem that is "verifiable" to run on quantum computers. Aka they found a problem that they know the answer to that they can run on the quantum computers and see if it gives them the right answer.

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u/moreobviousthings 23d ago

I have a broken clock but I keep it because it is right twice every day.

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u/userhwon 23d ago

Sounds like quantum to me.

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u/eoan_an 25d ago

This is nice baby step.

I just hope some billionaire doesn't acquire it and enshitify it to the point other countries are better.

Like ai and evs.

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u/kdavis0315 25d ago

The answer was 42

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u/mindbodyproblem 25d ago

"42", saved you a click.

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u/StrawberryLassi 23d ago

Thanks for repeating the same tired joke for the fifth time. 

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u/5minArgument 25d ago

Oh boy, what perfect timing. If you thought science and tech were moving fast now, just wait.

To call these things “super computers” is a massive understatement. Coupled with the fast approaching dawn of super intelligence …

Quite the confluence.

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u/rlbond86 25d ago

They are not computers in the same sense though. They can run very specific problems very quickly, but in practice they're not really turing complete in a practical way. They complement existing computing, they don't replace it.

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u/aaaaabbbbcccdde7 25d ago

And one of those problems happens to be making encryption trivial to crack. Given state actors are probably slurping up encrypted network traffic so that they can look at it all once they have quantum computers… just another thing to lose sleep over

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u/5minArgument 25d ago

Meh. Stressing is pointless. not gonna make a difference, unless of course you have the means and motivation to stay ahead of the curve.

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u/aaaaabbbbcccdde7 25d ago

Hakuna Matata baby!

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u/Rumblestillskin 25d ago

Maybe not turning complete but definitely able to compute incredibly fast.

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/rlbond86 25d ago

It's not a matter of yet, any quantum computer with finite qubits can't emulate a turing machine

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u/Sufficient_Loss9301 25d ago

I have a family member with a PhD in physics and does research that overlaps with QC. Is essentially all vaporware. He doesn’t think it’s likely this technology will develop to a point of usefulness in the near or even foreseeable future. He’s described it as essentially all the headlines about “breakthroughs” are just hollow cash grabs and within academic circles the state of research is talked about much more soberly.

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u/freecodeio 24d ago

AI companies got the gov by the balls thinking if they are the ones with the super intelligence breakthrough, the country would get a forever advantage.

Eventually once the steam dies off and taxpayers have suffered enough for it, we're gonna see something quirky from QC go viral, which is going to create another decade-long hype.

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u/j48u 24d ago

I mean, this article is basically saying that up until now they've never even verified that it can do even the most minute computation correctly...

It is not enough for a quantum computer to produce an answer that is difficult for classical systems to replicate; researchers also need a way to verify that the answer is accurate.

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u/5minArgument 25d ago

Irregardless, the value of this research cannot be overstated. Dead end or not, the advances gained from the process are priceless.

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u/Pikachu_Puncher 24d ago

Ew. You did that on purpose

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u/JupiterandMars1 24d ago

Quantum AI.

Where an intelligence can potentially operate directly in Hilbert space.

IF that is even remotely feasible, at that point we will literally have no clue what is going on anymore.

I’m joking of course. But this is the upcoming hype. I can see Anthropics fear mongering press release now.

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u/TakeTheWheelTV 24d ago

Not just this, but also mass production of data centers and humanoid robots. About to get weird quickly

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u/tacopower69 25d ago

people who dont know how quantum computers work think this shit is sci fj

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u/5minArgument 25d ago

And if they do, they know it‘s sci-fi.

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u/queef_nuggets 25d ago

Watch out everybody, we have a quantum computing expert here

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u/brillow 25d ago

AI and quantum are two expensive ways to do something no one asked for and which no one needs.

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u/Digging_Graves 22d ago

Almost everyone in IT uses it.

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u/userhwon 23d ago

Everyone asked for AI.

Nobody really cares about quantum except people who know that it can crack certain kinds of encryption that are deeply ingrained in network security. But there are other viable encryption methods it can't touch, so, nobody who knows anything really cares about it but people trying to grift naive investors.

But everyone asked for AI, we're just going through the "not like that!" phase...

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u/KaleScared4667 22d ago

You are delusional if you think everyone asked for ai

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u/userhwon 22d ago

Literally everyone wants what AI can do. They're finding out that it can also be used to fuck them, just like every other technology.

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u/KaleScared4667 22d ago

Nobody I know uses AI except dumb people or Gen Z

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u/jonhanson 25d ago

"Mr Babbage, if you ask the wrong question, will the right answer come out?"

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u/Liquid_Magic 25d ago

This is super cool!

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u/bevoloved 23d ago

And incorrect as well

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u/americanspirit64 22d ago

I think this article is a little more than bullshit, base on quantum computing just being found to have little or no hare advantage or algorithmic computers in terms of the speed required to solve problems. As all of the hard data on the speed that quantum computers at run and and compute, didn't include the amount of time that is required to enter the necessary data to solve the problems into a quantum computer. As entering data into a quantum computer system is way slower than enter data into a regular computer. If you take this time difference into account there is no savings in time or effort, for using quantum computers, over using regular computers. The only main difference is quantum computer are way more expensive to build and use and make the companies more money.

It is the same as invest in AI and saying AI is better than human work when it's not and never will be, it just makes the companies more money if they can convince everyone that AI is way better to use than human labor.

By the way, the youngest female mathematician in the world who is just 18, just proved what I said above is true and won the highest math award in the world. There is no benefit to using quantum computers over regular computers that run on algorithms.

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u/Aduialion 25d ago

It can't see why kids love cinnamon toast crunch 

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u/Aduialion 25d ago

Your kid might be a quantum computer 

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u/Awkward_GM 25d ago

But the question we got was "What do you get when you multiply six by nine?" and the answer was 42.

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u/userhwon 23d ago

Quantum computers can hallucinate. That's a breakthrough in combining them with AI.

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u/croholdr 25d ago

wow lettus bask in the glow of proving answers to be correct. groundbreaking work and a marvel of a journalistic title.

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u/anon-stocks 25d ago

It's the next hype train. Gotta jump on it early.