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What does /sci/ think about the quantum computing system that was recently unveiled from closed doors? When do you think they will become a consumer product for the average citizen?

>> No.5788184

Given that its the size of a small shed and and only used for solving one particular type of problem that the average person has no interesting in/need for, no.

>> No.5788193

>>5788184
That wis similar to how the ENIAC was, and look where computing is now.

>> No.5788197

>>5788153
>Do you think they will become a consumer product

No. See, this isn't a general-purpose quantum computer- it's not a quantum Turing machine or anything. It's more of a specialized co-processor that's good for solving one- and only one- specific type of problem.

Also it's the size of a fridge, and only has 256 qubits.

Quantum computing won't be a thing for the average citizen until a general purpose quantum computer is invented; right now we're still in the early days of un-programmable calculators and mechanical problem-solving devices. We haven't even entered the age of "huge room-sized computers that are reprogrammed by completely rewiring all the circuits."

>> No.5788200

>>5788193
Oh, I thought you meant this specific machine. Quantum computers might one day be a consumer product, but something like the D-wave never will.

>> No.5788210

>>5788197
Do you think I'm retarded? I never said this particular fucking computer for consumer use you gay fuckwit. And I understand the concept of a quantum computer, I'm 3rd year physics with a minor in Comp engineering.

>> No.5788211

>>5788197
Disregarding the fact that you're the second person to misread OP's post, assuming the development trajectory will be identical to that of digital electronic computers, what will be the breakthrough that causes this to become the quantum PC of the future? I.e. what was the thing that took PCs from punch machines to iMacs, and what's the counterpart for quantum PCs?

>> No.5788227

>>5788211
The PC vs the QMac. Someday we may have Qpads and Qphones. In like maybe 60 years or something. (hopefully) ;_;

>> No.5788247

>>5788211
The thing that took PCs from punch machines to iMacs was twofold: the invention of the integrated circuit- an easy-to-build, scalable, reliable way to build computers that suddenly made them vastly more compact and cheaper. And secondly, it was the development of von Neumann architecture- a form of computer where the program was itself stored in the memory, allowing the computer to be easily reprogrammed without rewiring the whole thing.

For quantum PCs, the analog would be some kind of revolutionary technology that allowed for qubits to be stably manipulated and moved around, at high densities and long decoherence times- perhaps on the order of second, without lots of cooling. I can't even imagine how you'd do that. And also, we'd need to develop our skill at manipulating qubits, stabilizing them, and building qubit gates to the point where we could make a von Neumann-type computer.

>> No.5788264

>>5788210
the autism is strong with /sci/.

Just give up and move on.

>> No.5788268

>>5788210
>What does /sci/ think about the quantum computing system that was recently unveiled from closed doors? When do you think they will become a consumer product for the average citizen?

In this situation, the "they" gramatically implies the "quantum computing system that was recently unveiled." If you wish to communicate what you mean, use less vague language.

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5788272

>>5788210


D'awwww, undergrads are so cute when they proclaim how much they know!

>> No.5788273

>>5788210
see
>>5788268
then
>>5788264
these people are autistic trash.

>> No.5788274

>>5788268

there's nothing a quantum computer can do that would be valuable to the average mactard

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>>5788273

>> No.5788333

>>5788153
my dad pisses me off, he could get a job at Dwave, but he refuses on moral reasons because

'dwave isnt real quantum computing'

>> No.5788346

>>5788289
OP needs to kill himself.

>> No.5788357

>>5788333
Well, to be fair, it isn't. It's barely more than a specialized co-processor, and it's of very questionable utility.

>> No.5788813

>>5788357

>doing adiabatic quantum computation 3000 times faster than standard computers is of questionable utility.

iz dis nigga srs??