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The error rates given are still horrendous and nowhere near low enough for the Quantum Fourier Transform used by Shor's algorithm. Taking qubit connectivity into account, a single CX between 2 qubits that are 10 edges aways gives an error rate of 1.5%.

Also, the more qubits you have/the more instructions are in your program, the faster the quantum state collapses. Exponentially so. Qubit connectivity is still ridiculously low (~3) and does not seem to be improving at all.

About AI, what algorithm(s) do you think might have an edge over classical supercomputers in the next 30 years? I'm really curious, because to me it's all (quantum) snake oil.

parent thrance 1 year ago

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