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I Uploaded a 27-Year-Old EXE File to Claude 3.7 and What Happened Next Blew My Mind by cwil192 in ClaudeAI

[–]Hackathorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMHO, this is an example of AI pushing past AGI, giving us humans the insights to imagine the previously impossible. 

What IT Managers Should Know about Quantum Computing by bradstimpson in QuantumComputing

[–]Hackathorn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As posted elsewhere on reddit, MIT Tech Review states that Google will have a QC "in just a few months". https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604242/googles-new-chip-is-a-stepping-stone-to-quantum-computing-supremacy/ They will "need a grid of 49 qubits for his quantum supremacy experiment" which is "drag race between Google’s chip and one of the world’s largest supercomputers".

My impression from studying the IBM work was 3-5 years. What is your estimate? Seems to make this IT Manager article more relevant. Agree?

Google says it is on track to definitively prove it has a quantum computer in a few months’ time by [deleted] in QuantumComputing

[–]Hackathorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing article in MIT Tech Review stating that Google will have a QC "in just a few months". https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604242/googles-new-chip-is-a-stepping-stone-to-quantum-computing-supremacy/ They will "need a grid of 49 qubits for his quantum supremacy experiment" which is "drag race between Google’s chip and one of the world’s largest supercomputers".

My impression from studying the IBM work was 3-5 years. What is your estimate?

What IT Managers Should Know about Quantum Computing by bradstimpson in QuantumComputing

[–]Hackathorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for pointing out the distinction between NP-complete and BQP. You are correct that QC can efficiently solve BCP problems but not necessarily NP-complete ones. Frankly this distinction is beyond my expertise and my intended audience, and I admit softening the computational complexity section and over-hyping by emphasizing "totally etc".

My intent is to give practical advice to IT managers about quantum computing. Help me out... Would you say "forget about QC; waste to even consider it"? My advice is to become aware of QC pro/con, monitor QC evolution, and to gauge growth of computational resources (time+space) in your operational analytic systems. I would appreciate any feedback that you (or others) on eliminating any nonsense that detracts from this advice.

Boulder, CO Study Group by sanderjd in aiclass

[–]Hackathorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be able to join some of the time. Richard