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Concept of a futuristic quantum data center, supercomputer running with physical waves

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Author
News
Date
December 4, 2020

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Programming

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China, Enrique Blair, Featured, Google, Quantum Computing, Quantum Supremacy, Robert J. Marks}

Why Google’s “Quantum Supremacy” Isn’t Changing Much—Not Yet

_{Quantum computing was suggested by physicist Richard Feynman in 1982; the supremacy battles are quite recent} _{News

December 4, 2020

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Artificial Intelligence, Programming}

In last week’s podcast, “Enrique Blair on quantum computing,” Walter Bradley Center director Robert J. Marks talks with fellow computer engineer Enrique Blair about why quantum mechanics is so strange but important to our future. One thing they discussed was Google’s claim to quantum supremacy. What does it mean? Does it matter? https://episodes.castos.com/mindmatters/Mind-Matters-110-Enrique-Blair.mp3 The discussion of quantum supremacy begins at approximately 47:55. The Show Notes and transcript follow. Excerpts from the transcript: Robert J. Marks (pictured): Google recently announced they had achieved quantum supremacy. What is quantum supremacy, and how does that relate to the quantum computer and the other computers that we use today? Enrique Blair: It’s a pretty interesting buzzword. Maybe the first thing to mention is what Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
November 26, 2020

Tagged
Adiabatic Quantum Computing, double-slit experiment, Encryption, Enrique Blair, Erwin Schrödinger, Google, IBM, John Polkinghorne, Moore's Law, Nobel Prize in Physics, nonlocality, optimization, photoelectric effect, photons, Physics, Planck, Quantum bits, Quantum Collapse, Quantum Computing, quantum decoherence, Quantum Dots, Quantum Entanglement, Quantum Indeterminacy, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Physics, quantum superposition, Quantum Supremacy, qubits, Randomness, Ray Kurzweil, Reclaiming Conversation (book), Schrödinger, superluminal, wave function, wave-particle duality, Werner Heisenberg}

Bingecast: Enrique Blair on Quantum Computing

_{Robert J. Marks

November 26, 2020

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What is quantum mechanics? What can quantum computers do that classical computers can’t? Has Google achieved quantum supremacy? Robert J. Marks discusses the weird world of quantum mechanics with Dr. Enrique Blair. Show Notes Additional Resources

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
February 6, 2020

Tagged
Adiabatic Quantum Computing, Encryption, Enrique Blair, Google, IBM, optimization, Quantum bits, Quantum Collapse, Quantum communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Entanglement, Quantum Indeterminacy, Quantum Supremacy, qubits, Randomness}

Enrique Blair on the Future of Quantum Computing

_{Robert J. Marks

February 6, 2020

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Google has claimed quantum supremacy. What does that mean? What is the future of quantum computing? Robert J. Marks discusses quantum communication, supremacy, and computing with Dr. Enrique Blair. Show Notes 00:49 | Introducing Dr. Enrique Blair, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Baylor University 01:14 | Problems with quantum computing 01:54 | What is quantum supremacy? 03:06 Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
January 23, 2020

Tagged
Enrique Blair, nonlocality, Quantum bits, Quantum Collapse, Quantum Computing, Quantum Dots, Quantum Entanglement, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Physics, quantum superposition, Quantum Supremacy, qubits, Reclaiming Conversation (book), superluminal}

Quantum Dots, Bits, and Computing: Oh My!

_{Robert J. Marks

January 23, 2020

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On the road to quantum computing, you’ll become entangled with the wildest entities. Will we ever make it to a land where quantum computing is available for everyone? Robert J. Marks continues his odyssey through the quantum world with electrical and computer engineer Dr. Enrique Blair. Show Notes 00:33 | Introducing Dr. Enrique Blair, a professor of electrical and computer Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Bartlett
Date
December 28, 2019

Categorized
Programming

Tagged
Google, IBM, Quantum Computing, Quantum Supremacy}

2019 AI Hype Countdown #3: Quantum Supremacy? Less Supreme Than It Sounded

_{It’s possible that Google’s result can be generalized to more useful scenarios than the test case though it isn't immediately obvious how} _{Jonathan Bartlett

December 28, 2019

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Programming}

What Google really achieved was increased stability in its quantum computing platform—keeping qubits stable has been a hard problem in quantum computing for a long time. That was certainly a step forward, but advertising it as “quantum supremacy” was certainly a classic exercise in hype.

Google vs. IBM?: Quantum Supremacy Isn’t the Big Fix Anyway

_{If human thought is a halting oracle, then even quantum computing will not allow us to replicate human intelligence} _{Eric Holloway

November 12, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind, Programming}

Google’s quantum supremacy claim is certainly fascinating and controversial, but even if true, it ultimately only amounts to an incremental and even inconsequential improvement in the state of AI and ML, due to the still-unmet need for a halting oracle.