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>1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

That's a mighty big fraud.

>IBM Quantum Loon is set to debut later this year

I think it's here already.
 
Notton said:
It's a quantum computer, it'll play Doom, Crysis, Alan Wake 2, CP2077, Cities Skylines 2, and Wukong all at the same time, while also breaking all passwords and encryption in the world.
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My only question is , how long will it take to reboot after the first Blue screen of death ?
 
I can picture the cheesy commercial and tag that will follow...

It will be a man and woman (insert scenario here)

Man : Oh, that's just darling.
Woman: No, honey, that's IBM Starling.
 
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Notton said:
It's a quantum computer, it'll play Doom, Crysis, Alan Wake 2, CP2077, Cities Skylines 2, and Wukong all at the same time, while also breaking all passwords and encryption in the world.
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A quantum computer isn't just a faster version of a normal computer. The way they work is by using entanglement to model and search large state-spaces. A lot of classical algorithms don't map well to that sort of architecture, which is why it's even possible to design quantum-resistant encryption.

So, I rather doubt one could port games to run on it. Even if you could manage the feat, they probably wouldn't run playably fast.
 
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bit_user said:
A quantum computer isn't just a faster version of a normal computer. The way they work is by using entanglement to model and search large state-spaces. A lot of classical algorithms don't map well to that sort of architecture, which is why it's even possible to design quantum-resistant encryption.

So, I rather doubt one could port games to run on it. Even if you could manage the feat, they probably wouldn't run playably fast.
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I know, I was being sarcastic and trying to make a Schrödinger's joke.
 
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I really think IBM is about to start a technological revolution. They have been very busy with quantum research. IBM doesn't announce something just for stock pumping. If you haven't read Timeline by Michael Crichton, do it. I think he was spot on about IBM.
 
It won't be a revolution, it will be a sort of evolution for a limited number of tasks - these tasks being highly practical though. Quantum computing is 'reverse computing'. You know the formulas, you know the answer necessary, and it quickly searches the input values for you that give you approximately that answer.
 
Admin said:
In the original Terminator timeline, 2029 is the year of the final battle between the human resistance, led by John Connor, and Skynet. During this final offensive on July 11, 2029.. You can't make this up!

IBM is building a large-scale quantum computer that 'would require the memory of more than a quindecillion of the world's most powerful supercomput... : Read more
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In the original Terminator timeline, 2029 is the year of the final battle between the human resistance, led by John Connor, and Skynet. During this final offensive on July 11, 2029IBM has shared its roadmap to deliver the “world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer.” It claims that, due to be delivered to clients in 2029,
 
Air2004 said:
I can picture the cheesy commercial and tag that will follow...

It will be a man and woman (insert scenario here)

Man : Oh, that's just darling.
Woman: No, honey, that's IBM Starling.
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What's cheesy is that you had the thought...and decided it was funny enough to post. Keep your day job.
 
TeamSkynet said:
In the original Terminator timeline, 2029 is the year of the final battle between the human resistance, led by John Connor, and Skynet. During this final offensive on July 11, 2029IBM has shared its roadmap to deliver the “world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer.” It claims that, due to be delivered to clients in 2029,
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Okay, but that's a work fiction, not prophesy. At best, it was just a loosely-educated guess.

More to the point, quantum computers actually aren't good at AI inferencing. DWave has pioneered using them for training, but I think you'd need a lot more scale than what IBM is planning, if you wanted to train any of the "large" networks like those currently in use, today.

I'm not saying we shouldn't worry about AI, just that this particular development isn't one I'd be losing sleep over.
 
TeamSkynet said:
In the original Terminator timeline, 2029 is the year of the final battle between the human resistance, led by John Connor, and Skynet. During this final offensive on July 11, 2029IBM has shared its roadmap to deliver the “world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer.” It claims that, due to be delivered to clients in 2029,
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Not to mention Deus Ex : Mankind Divided

Quote from Wikipedia:
Mankind Divided is set in 2029, two years after Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The Deus Ex series is set in a cyberpunk future rife with secret organizations and conspiracies, including the Illuminati. Before Human Revolution, advances in biotechnology and cybernetics led to the development of "augmentations", artificial organs capable of enhancing human performance. Augmentation requires the use of Neuropozyne, a scarce, expensive immunosuppressive drug which prevents the body from rejecting the augmentation. They also created social divides between "augs", humans who have accepted augmentation technology; and normal humans who are either morally opposed to it, too poor to afford it, or whose bodies actively reject it.
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