Science in Perspective
Understand the science that impacts you. Science in Perspective discusses key scientific concepts, and examines them in relation to their importance, relevance and significance to society.
Science in Perspective
Classical Supremacy: Quantum Computers Still Mostly Hype
August 16, 2024
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Sean McClure
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Season 1
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Episode 1
In this episode I discuss the announcement made by Google in 2019 about achieving "quantum supremacy", only to be surpassed this year with a classical computer. The hype is real, but the computer? Less so. This episode gives a conceptual overview of how quantum computing works, and why both companies and scientists can get a little too carried away with their capability.
Further Reading
NewScientist Article on Google's Claim: https://tinyurl.com/5n7r6fbn