Re:The Google Willow Thing
by weatherlite on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @04:15AM
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> I can't even imagine why I should bother trying to understand it
Why should you? I agree with your sentiment, super advanced quantum physics is probably out of reach for 99% of the population (I'm estimating here but I think it's reasonable to assume that's the average IQ of the physics PHDs who can actually understand this stuff to a deep level). You can probably make the effort to understand something about what's going on there, but it will be very superficial. Going advanced quantum physics takes a huge amount of effort and an incredible capacity for learning complex things.
And even the advanced physics guys don't and can't understand a bunch of very elementary things about reality, so it's not as if the feeling of not understanding stuff ever goes away.
Re:The Google Willow Thing
by n4r9 on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @04:39AM
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To be fair you don't need to know advanced quantum physics to understand a lot of quantum computing, including Aaronson's discussion of this paper. It's pretty accessible with undergraduate-level linear algebra and computer science concepts.
Why should you? I agree with your sentiment, super advanced quantum physics is probably out of reach for 99% of the population (I'm estimating here but I think it's reasonable to assume that's the average IQ of the physics PHDs who can actually understand this stuff to a deep level). You can probably make the effort to understand something about what's going on there, but it will be very superficial. Going advanced quantum physics takes a huge amount of effort and an incredible capacity for learning complex things. And even the advanced physics guys don't and can't understand a bunch of very elementary things about reality, so it's not as if the feeling of not understanding stuff ever goes away.