{
  "id": 98961,
  "title": "quantum computers",
  "url": "/competitions/champs-scalar-coupling/discussion/98961",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2019-07-07T22:15:41.441002200Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 2,
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  "content": "<p>I am just curious. Why is a quantum problem still solved with conventional computers? I am no expert in quantum computers, but IBM provides a free cloud with, I think, 20 qbits to do any calcs you want. Has anybody worked in this direction?</p>",
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    {
      "id": "570151",
      "postDate": "07/07/2019 22:15:41",
      "content": "<p>I am just curious. Why is a quantum problem still solved with conventional computers? I am no expert in quantum computers, but IBM provides a free cloud with, I think, 20 qbits to do any calcs you want. Has anybody worked in this direction?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am just curious. Why is a quantum problem still solved with conventional computers? I am no expert in quantum computers, but IBM provides a free cloud with, I think, 20 qbits to do any calcs you want. Has anybody worked in this direction?",
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    {
      "id": "570399",
      "postDate": "07/08/2019 08:31:33",
      "content": "<p>(<strong>note: not a quantum computing expert</strong>)</p>\n\n<p>But mostly because the technology is just not that capable yet. \nAs far as I understand 20 qubits is not gonna get you far in any real application, and even then, qubits alone don't tell the whole story (see <a href=\"https://singularityhub.com/2019/03/13/ibm-introduces-quantum-volume-to-track-progress-towards-the-quantum-age/\">here</a>  </p>\n\n<p>We are probably several years away from seeing practical quantum computing. \nSo for now, let's see how far we can push machine learning!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "(**note: not a quantum computing expert**)\n\nBut mostly because the technology is just not that capable yet. \nAs far as I understand 20 qubits is not gonna get you far in any real application, and even then, qubits alone don't tell the whole story (see [here](https://singularityhub.com/2019/03/13/ibm-introduces-quantum-volume-to-track-progress-towards-the-quantum-age/)  \n\nWe are probably several years away from seeing practical quantum computing. \nSo for now, let's see how far we can push machine learning!",
      "votes": null
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    {
      "id": "645157",
      "postDate": "10/09/2019 21:37:54",
      "content": "<p>Not that we have access to it like we do IMB-Q but Google's reached Quantum Supremacy:\n<a href=\"https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614416/google-researchers-have-reportedly-achieved-quantum-supremacy/\">https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614416/google-researchers-have-reportedly-achieved-quantum-supremacy/</a></p>\n\n<p>But yeah I'd like to work in this direction as well! 😁👉⚛️</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Not that we have access to it like we do IMB-Q but Google's reached Quantum Supremacy:\nhttps://www.technologyreview.com/f/614416/google-researchers-have-reportedly-achieved-quantum-supremacy/\n\nBut yeah I'd like to work in this direction as well! 😁👉⚛️",
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 570399,
      "author_name": "fnands",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/08/2019 08:31:33",
      "content": "<p>(<strong>note: not a quantum computing expert</strong>)</p>\n\n<p>But mostly because the technology is just not that capable yet. \nAs far as I understand 20 qubits is not gonna get you far in any real application, and even then, qubits alone don't tell the whole story (see <a href=\"https://singularityhub.com/2019/03/13/ibm-introduces-quantum-volume-to-track-progress-towards-the-quantum-age/\">here</a>  </p>\n\n<p>We are probably several years away from seeing practical quantum computing. \nSo for now, let's see how far we can push machine learning!</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 645157,
      "author_name": "mikeumus",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/09/2019 21:37:54",
      "content": "<p>Not that we have access to it like we do IMB-Q but Google's reached Quantum Supremacy:\n<a href=\"https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614416/google-researchers-have-reportedly-achieved-quantum-supremacy/\">https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614416/google-researchers-have-reportedly-achieved-quantum-supremacy/</a></p>\n\n<p>But yeah I'd like to work in this direction as well! 😁👉⚛️</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    "570151": "I am just curious. Why is a quantum problem still solved with conventional computers? I am no expert in quantum computers, but IBM provides a free cloud with, I think, 20 qbits to do any calcs you want. Has anybody worked in this direction?",
    "570399": "(**note: not a quantum computing expert**)\n\nBut mostly because the technology is just not that capable yet. \nAs far as I understand 20 qubits is not gonna get you far in any real application, and even then, qubits alone don't tell the whole story (see [here](https://singularityhub.com/2019/03/13/ibm-introduces-quantum-volume-to-track-progress-towards-the-quantum-age/)  \n\nWe are probably several years away from seeing practical quantum computing. \nSo for now, let's see how far we can push machine learning!",
    "645157": "Not that we have access to it like we do IMB-Q but Google's reached Quantum Supremacy:\nhttps://www.technologyreview.com/f/614416/google-researchers-have-reportedly-achieved-quantum-supremacy/\n\nBut yeah I'd like to work in this direction as well! 😁👉⚛️"
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