Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball

Posted by sethbannon on Saturday October 21, 2017 @12:53AM
from the newscientist.com dept.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2151032-googles-quantum-computing-plans-threatened-by-ibm-curveball

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by make3 on Saturday October 21, 2017 @02:17AM (#15520895)

i think it's weird how the newscientist for some reason decided to present the two efforts as being in competition or something. well it's not really weird, it's just clickbait, but you get my point

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by api on Saturday October 21, 2017 @02:09AM (#15520882)

Wouldn't it be interesting if the effort to simulate a quantum computer led to some fantastically novel mathematical insights about quantum mechanics...

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by emerged on Saturday October 21, 2017 @09:43AM (#15521809)

Good point, simulation is one of the best ways to understand something. Having to go through and design something which exhibits the same behaviors you've observed is basically the exact process of developing a deeper understanding of that thing.

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by 0xdada on Saturday October 21, 2017 @02:20AM (#15520904)

That actually sounds almost inevitable at some point, given how little we know about QM.

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by vecter on Saturday October 21, 2017 @04:09AM (#15521127)

Why do you say that we know very little about QM?

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by EnFinlay on Saturday October 21, 2017 @02:24AM (#15520913)

Dang give some more detail. This makes it sound like they gzipped the quantum states or something.

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by oceanghost on Saturday October 21, 2017 @11:18AM (#15522106)

Are there any resources for learning and experimenting with quantum computers?

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by kqia040 on Monday October 23, 2017 @02:01AM (#15531031)

https://quantumexperience.ng.bluemix.net/qx/tutorial?section...

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by oceanghost on Monday October 23, 2017 @12:40PM (#15534505)

Thank you kindly.

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by wiredfool on Saturday October 21, 2017 @02:05AM (#15520878)

Actual URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2151032-googles-quantum...

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Re:Google’s quantum computing plans threatened by IBM curveball by zaszrespawned on Saturday October 21, 2017 @02:27AM (#15520920)

OP clickbaited me. Google threatened from google? I clicked

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