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Ask HN: Is quantum computing worth the struggle?

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Re: Ask HN: Is quantum computing worth the struggle?

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We want to know how drugs will work in the human brain, to heal Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Autism. Classical computing can't run the simulations necessary to model that, and we're not going to be like the Nazis and run unethical science experiments on unwilling human subjects, so we need quantum computing to be able to model on a computer how things will interact in order to help people. That qbits are sensitive t…

I agree that the applications for drugs design and material simulations would be the near future for QC, but unfortunately my professor seems not to focus on them. That's another source of my anxiety: when other groups are considering Fault tolerant frameworks, we are still at the most physical layer, and left behind by routes like neural atoms. So that may be more likely a personal trouble lol. As for the sensitivit…

That your professor isn't focusing on them is okay. That can be someone else's job. Need to make the things work first.

As far as the sensitivity. Yes they're more sensitive than ICs. My point was before clean rooms, that level of cleanliness was unheard-of. That quantum computing is another step up isn't surprising. Consider the conditions for some of the most advanced particle physics experiments. Room drafts have nothing on the LHC.

Re: Ask HN: Is quantum computing worth the struggle?

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The qubit is a dead end. The future of quantum computing (which has not yet been invented or explored) is quantum holography. This will be the mathematicians’ sweetest dreams. Manipulate quantum holographic memory space through constructive and destructive interference, multidimensional transformations, translations between surface areas, and the like. This will more closely resemble analog computing than digital. Th…

I'm not an expert in quantum holography, but as far as I know, it's a kind of fault tolerance framework. If so, then the most fundamental layer of this technical route would still be qubits, only the requirements for scale or fidelity are looser. Actually I also believe in Fault Tolerant quantum computing, and many great works have been done. But the sad story is our lab chose a route that is not fault-tolerance friendly (at least for now), so I'm a little nervous. Anyway I hope the day will come soon.

Re: Ask HN: Is quantum computing worth the struggle?

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I agree that the applications for drugs design and material simulations would be the near future for QC, but unfortunately my professor seems not to focus on them. That's another source of my anxiety: when other groups are considering Fault tolerant frameworks, we are still at the most physical layer, and left behind by routes like neural atoms. So that may be more likely a personal trouble lol. As for the sensitivit…

That your professor isn't focusing on them is okay. That can be someone else's job. Need to make the things work first. As far as the sensitivity. Yes they're more sensitive than ICs. My point was before clean rooms, that level of cleanliness was unheard-of. That quantum computing is another step up isn't surprising. Consider the conditions for some of the most advanced particle physics experiments. Room drafts have…

Agreed. What's wise to do is always focus on where we are, instead of admiring others. I'm trying to adjust my mindset. And I'm also expecting more related hardwares or environments for quantum computers.

Re: Ask HN: Is quantum computing worth the struggle?

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The qubit is a dead end. The future of quantum computing (which has not yet been invented or explored) is quantum holography. This will be the mathematicians’ sweetest dreams. Manipulate quantum holographic memory space through constructive and destructive interference, multidimensional transformations, translations between surface areas, and the like. This will more closely resemble analog computing than digital. Th…

I'm not an expert in quantum holography, but as far as I know, it's a kind of fault tolerance framework. If so, then the most fundamental layer of this technical route would still be qubits, only the requirements for scale or fidelity are looser. Actually I also believe in Fault Tolerant quantum computing, and many great works have been done. But the sad story is our lab chose a route that is not fault-tolerance frie…

The “qubit” or “spin disposition” is the only discretely identifiable information layer we may technologically access. Multidimensional analog “images” may be stored and retrieved (by passive differential) in this space, without collapsing entanglement. Hyperdimensionality means there are dimensionalities folded into the domain like origami. All of this may someday be accessed, and I’m pretty sure this is happening in our very own brains.
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