Quantum Computing’s Hard, Cold Reality Check: Hype is everywhere, skeptics say, and practical applications are still far away::Hype is everywhere, skeptics say, and practical applications are still far away

  • Inucune@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    OOTL: what is this machine in the thumbnails I keep seeing associated with AI?

    • QueriesQueried@sh.itjust.works
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      2 years ago

      That’s actually what current quantum computers look like. The chips themselves are reasonably small, but the whole metal apparatus you see is there to keep it close to 0° kelvin, as the quantum bits kinda just “dissolve” if they’re not in a superconducting state. Not super knowladgable in this area, but that’s my layman’s understanding.