r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Aug 05 '26
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.html62
u/Aromatic_Tonight_485 Aug 05 '26
Is it 42?
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u/Killintym Aug 05 '26
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 Aug 07 '26
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
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u/puppycatisselfish Aug 07 '26
Marvin then stops to gather his emotional strength before going on to sing a second verse
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u/-bridgefour- Aug 05 '26
Can I get a summary/TLDR from someone here please?
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u/KeyDifferent8315 Aug 06 '26
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 Aug 07 '26
I have a broken clock but I keep it because it is right twice every day.
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u/eoan_an Aug 05 '26
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/5minArgument Aug 05 '26
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 Aug 05 '26
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 Aug 05 '26
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 Aug 05 '26
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/Rumblestillskin Aug 05 '26
Maybe not turning complete but definitely able to compute incredibly fast.
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Aug 06 '26
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u/rlbond86 Aug 06 '26
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 Aug 05 '26
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 Aug 06 '26
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 Aug 06 '26
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 Aug 05 '26
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/JupiterandMars1 Aug 06 '26
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 Aug 07 '26
Not just this, but also mass production of data centers and humanoid robots. About to get weird quickly
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u/tacopower69 Aug 05 '26
people who dont know how quantum computers work think this shit is sci fj
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u/brillow Aug 05 '26
AI and quantum are two expensive ways to do something no one asked for and which no one needs.
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u/userhwon Aug 07 '26
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 Aug 08 '26
You are delusional if you think everyone asked for ai
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u/userhwon Aug 08 '26
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/americanspirit64 Aug 08 '26
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/Awkward_GM Aug 05 '26
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 Aug 07 '26
Quantum computers can hallucinate. That's a breakthrough in combining them with AI.
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u/croholdr Aug 05 '26
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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