Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip | BBC News

Google has unveiled a new chip which it claims takes five minutes to solve a problem that would currently take the world's fastest super computers ten septillion - or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years - to complete.
The chip is the latest development in a field known as quantum computing - which is attempting to use the principles of particle physics to create a new type of mind-bogglingly powerful computer.
Google says its new quantum chip, dubbed "Willow", incorporates key "breakthroughs" and "paves the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computer."
However experts say Willow is, for now, a largely experimental device, meaning a quantum computer powerful enough to solve a wide range of real-world problems is still years - and billions of dollars - away.
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[@catmage]

Glad they had an expert who toned down the over-selling of the technology without downplaying the achievement

[@jahjoeka]

Only thing he said was blah blah blah.

[@CuteCatWantsPat]

​@@jahjoekaIdiocracy 2006

[@gerryn2]

Would love to have this bloke on number/computer-phile, he's got a very mild manner and it is very difficult to make something like quantum mechanics understandable, hell - even the physicists working with the thing don't understand it half the time. That's one of the reasons so many people revere Richard Feynman - he made the almost incomprehensible shit you can imagine understandable to anyone with half a brain.

[@EatMe-b7r]

Quantum computer is a bit like what dr malcolm said about making dinosaurs. Never stopped to think if they should.

[@simonpeterdebbarma]

@@jahjoeka This comment speaks more about you than him.

[@MazLad]

We now recommend passwords of at least 500,000 characters

[@ryuujinusa]

passwords will just be a thing of the past once quantum computing becomes mainstream.

[@MazLad]

@@ryuujinusa Yeah it was a joke

[@Nite2012Mare]

100k of which must be special 😂

[@ultrafoxyt]

​@@ryuujinusaNot really we just need to find new ways of encrypting against quantum computers. It's always an arms race

[@jordangerada4025]

You still only get 3 tries before you're blocked lol

[@matthewleadbetter5580]

Thank you for getting an actual expert and giving him time to explain it, complete with why it shouldn't be hyped too much. This is what science reporting should be.

[@ByteSizedSociety]

He missed one actual big risk, historically preserved encrypted data. Everything that we encrypt today, nearly, Is vulnerable to decryption whenever these computers come online in a big way. So if you've got an encrypted hard drive, today, or somebody records your banking transactions .. your encrypted transactions .. today, they can decrypt them like nothing whenever these computers come online euphemistically tomorrow. Because today we are NOT using so-called post quantum encryption algorithms, we use but he called public key encryption By and large. The future is actually pretty scary, this is coming from a computer science person. So, Rich will be safe, Poor will have all of their information unlocked. 😢

[@dougaltolan3017]

@@ByteSizedSociety Information goes stale pretty quickly these days, quantum "safe" encryption is available now for free (pre existing algorithms, or open source). If you poor people havent secured your worthless data by the time a quantum computer has the time, and more to the point enthusiasm, to crack your stash of kitten videos, Its your own fault.

[@Ashfuejj]

​@@ByteSizedSociety can you unlock bitlocker if i lost the key?

[@ewanholmes4559]

Holy fuck it's /\ Louis from Beastars!!

[@maphesto]

Stop hating

[@BARDOCK550]

"Click 1 million pictures containing streets to confirm you're not a "robot"

[@EbolaBearr]

"In under 5 minutes"

[@servHis221]

😂

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Anyway I. Other news by relative whos nickname resembled an animal he died from brain tumour from counter I also found it what killed him So many murders unaccounted for can the police inform the family about the investigation many thanks

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Just saying I know how they made it if that helps where shall I send it? I don't want it 😂

[@johnpanicker7590]

So if you fail you're human

[@douglassgreaux3592]

Dude did a good job of breaking this down in plain English.

[@wickstorm_records]

And yet you understood exactly zero 🥶

[@gumpycognac4505]

Still admitted there is no practical way to give the chip instructions or have it do computer shit in a way that they’ve hyped up for the past 15 years

[@wealleuropean]

just need explain in new english

[@outlander234]

So what have you understood then? I actually know how conventional computers work and I code in game development as a hobby yet I still havent found explanation of whats actually happening or how it interfaces with normal computing nor did this guy explain it at all.

[@Damastes76]

@@wickstorm_records or zero and one, at the same time.

[@TDL122TDL]

A classic example of ‘if you can’t explain it simply enough you don’t understand it well enough’. He explained this perfectly

[@luckyking42]

😂😂 factsss

[@roystonboodoo7525]

Einstein's corollary

[@videocee]

Never heard of this but thanks for dropping that gem my man. I became a little wiser today.

[@srspower]

No he didn't! He completely left out the part that it uses alternate realities to be able to do the same number of calculations of a regular CPU but instead of doing them in a linear fashion is does them all simultaneously using different dimensions. Do you have an idea what the proves? It proves the many worlds theory of quantum mechanics. It proves free will and so it proves that part of us exists outside of space and time. It proves the existence of the soul or that we are living in a simulation.

[@theredbaron1310]

@@srspowerwow could you elaborate on this? or give any good read for this please?

[@nexpro6985]

Moore's law of quantum computing: Quantum computers will both double in power and not double in power every two years.

[@chrishill7797]

😂 👏

[@LuisBrudna]

Or not

[@Elo-hv3fw]

Schrodinger's cycle ?

[@baschoen23]

😂

[@humbleindian6303]

what a beautiful explanation, i could not understand a "bit"

[@dacrib5350]

Bruhh how TF do they even make this stuff. I understand quantum mechanics pretty decently, and believe we're just in the beginning of the greatest era of human development, but chip making is practically magic to me every time they come up with stuff like this. Making chips with bits is already crazy enough, but with q bits is just mind-blowing. Would love to see a microscopic dive into its structure one day.

[@ethanbrock5453]

Yeah because it's totally the same people making both​@ode_to_apathy

[@thebeatconnect1]

​@@ode_to_apathythat's a feature

[@IrebukeevilinthenameofJesus]

For real. Microscopic dives into conventional chips is absolutely magic. I mean it's getting so insane. I'm excited to see where it goes. That's if we all aren't blasted back to the stone age pretty soon.

[@lukategames9985]

@@ode_to_apathy who is they

[@WhoThisMonkey]

'and fools can no longer live off the substance of the geniuses.' - Greydon Square

[@RyanVaudrin]

this guy knows what he's talking about. Love it when these geniuses can explain it to us regulars so well.

[@SAGAWISIW30]

Well he knows to much ... he has nitbeven made something... empty can maje so much noise🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@guff9567]

OK then, explain it to me

[@PatrickByrne-e5v]

Yep. No hyperbole, no ott unnecessary buzzwords- just a good explanation and pleasantly informative

[@DonBarracuda117]

I wanted to say the same thing too, wish I had a tutor like him when I did my computer science degree!

[@mho...]

the best measurement of how well someone understands something, is their ability to "dumb it down" in a way thats easily understandable, but still explains all concepts involved!

[@dzmo-official]

This is legitimately the best explanation I’ve ever heard. This man is so incredibly talented at presenting, teaching, and his general knowledge (that’s far from general)

[@SethiozProject]

that's cuz intelligent people rarely get in front of camera, if they do .. nobody cares. people just yawn and click away... i can explain it just aswell. quantum computing is nothing new, i've know about it since i was kid, even Einstein knew the concept, but it requires time to make things. most people don't even know how micro-processors are made. they think there are some tiny robotic arms making them, like cars on assembly line ... but this is as far from reality as it can be.

[@firstlastfool]

So should I upgrade my computer or wait?

[@mho...]

always

[@luminousfractal420]

can you afford 3trillion for the next nvidia card

[@hazzerz]

Yes

[@AlexLR]

If you were quantum you could do both.

[@popcornfilms1]

Future proof your PC

[@bobafetting6373]

BBC News at its best. A genuine expert with straightforward but not belittling explanation, and we need more presenters giving the guest time to explain, and not just wanting to jump to the next sound bite or binary argument (pun only slightly intended)

[@Maxlump]

or not intended

[@figgettit]

WILL IT BLOCK KZbin ADS THATS ALL WE WANT

[@markae0]

uBlock Origin

[@richardzakh7209]

pie adblock

[@Lomhow]

Google OWNS KZbin they make money off the ads 😮‍💨😒

[@gio-oz8gf]

So, you want to rob content creators of their income. If you don't want to see ads, don't watch the videos.

[@Induna123]

use Brave browser

[@lazylion420]

*bUt CaN iT rUn CrYsIs??*

[@irgendwasmitxy]

i was looking for that comment and found it within seconds.

[@FreeKekistann]

😂

[@ominousbiscuit]

Depends, do you like 10fps?

[@petertang2611]

It can probably run crisis on two screens at once at most 5 fps each

[@denisrivarola2387]

Old school comment lml

[@coulliscrandon5485]

Someone call John Connor

[@chrishill7797]

😂

[@jacobm2625]

Quantum computers have limited uses compared to traditional binary computers. Worry about AI, not quantum computing destroying the world, lol.

[@tommroy]

@@jacobm2625 Sort of, it's the eventual merge of the two that will get us...

[@jacobm2625]

@@tommroy I mean, it'll probably take AI to fully explore all the potential use-cases for quantum computing, so you're probably right 😂

[@pjslon9219]

He was fighting artificial neural nets, not quantum computers ;)

[@fringenz]

We got a quantum computing chip before GTA 6

[@blossomlizard]

Gonna need it to run gta6😂

[@Rubbe87]

@@blossomlizard It will be woke garbage anyway.

[@JLikesStarWars]

Get over it bro. This cane first big deal

[@epicinator2372]

XD As a gamer and a computer engineer I have mixed emotions about the truthfulness of this statement.

[@ace101ification]

Quantum chips have been out for a minute and china is way ahead of us as well lol

[@dominicg11]

Genuinely what a great segment with someone who not only knows what he is talking about but is about to present it in a very accessible way - bravo Prof Woodward

[@mikeandmona6584]

This guy explained really well, a real professor for a change. I’m glad the lady was quiet for most of it and let him speak.

[@gszabo7464]

This is level of non understanding when you can not even ask a single question. Also, I have no clue what this guy is talking about. ..

[@giftmashaba635]

😂😂​@@gszabo7464

[@kawallabair3216]

I understood him perfectly. I lament at the lack of education nowadays

[@impyrobot]

@@gszabo7464 he spoke in very clear English and didn't use any technical terms

[@Nxck2440]

@@gszabo7464 Well that's your problem, not his.

[@piccalillipit9211]

*BY FAR AND AWAY THE BEST EXPLANATION* the BBC as it used to be - helpful, reliable and informative

[@mddell24]

Hahhahahaahahah Just for those not in the know. QC talk has been going around since last century. It started as a theory but for the last ten years has been getting real and more real each year. Anyone want to buy a bridge.

[@paintspot1509]

​@mddell24 what you blabbing on about.

[@y7g87gio]

another sycophant

[@Now_abandoned]

@@mddell24 yap

[@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544]

⁠@@mddell24well, of course… most people don’t know much about computer science as a whole. It isn’t something to laugh at them about, because it isn’t something everyone needs to understand.

[@BltchErica]

Am I the only one who, nowadays, only gets a small rush of anxiety when breakthrough tech is announced?

[@jckdnls9292]

Because they talk about it so much it's no longer news

[@a_skellington]

Yeah because we are being left behind, and so far every new technology that has come out has made the common persons prospects in life way way worse.

[@jckdnls9292]

@a_skellington huh? Wtf

[@DaRoachDoggJrr]

@a_skellingtonwhat an astonishingly dumb thing to day. Take a second to actually think about that.

[@connectingwithkhyri8543]

They are gonna try and turn people into cyborgs. We will really become npcs

[@joker-sh5hv]

It’s amazing how much better British news is. This guy would’ve gotten less than 2 minutes in American news

[@jamesgravil9162]

But the latest celebrity scandal would have gotten half an hour.

[@ArkGenesys]

I hate being American. What a craphole.

[@seanwatts8342]

Daily Show and Buzzfeed are _NOT_ news.

[@TheTrumptyDance]

They have feature segments this long on Fox News too.

[@jciil2309]

@@TheTrumptyDancemaybe to spread misinfo, the time doesn't matter if its used to teach garbage to its audience in the USA

[@nova_kane]

His loft office is pretty sweet

[@esdrasmanrique6457]

Im homeless. Its gorgeous

[@GoblinWar]

I'm not homeless I think it's got bad feng shui

[@esdrasmanrique6457]

@@GoblinWar different perspective I guess

[@esdrasmanrique6457]

@ you have $20 to spare?

[@malachi-]

@@esdrasmanrique6457 Could you help an old alter-boy, father?

[@MattH-wg7ou]

This is why "store now, decrypt later" is a real threat.

[@Zenithity]

Damn, I could listen to Alan talking about quantum computing all day

[@B-max.]

On a completely unrelated note, a naked giant man was seen falling from a time portal, walking into a bar and demanding to know the whereabouts of someone named John Connor.

[@FtheCCSD]

giant naked man

[@hostileaks4495]

Stole my jacket and Harley as well

[@yankeewithnobrim4409]

Where and when was this

[@izrealLOGB]

Classic 😂

[@Tatimoa70]

Sarah khhh

[@spatraart]

does that mean i can finally run all my google tabs at once?

[@gezzapk]

Whoa, settle down there mate. That’s a bit too ambitious

[@tomcha75]

@@gezzapk lol

[@KiLLJoYYouTube]

Funnily enough, I bet the computing power they'd consume will also scale up with the hardware.

[@JLR9698]

I can even get corn hub to load properly

[@streetDAOC]

Weak joke. Reported for cringe.

[@carlharrison3637]

the big question is -will it run Doom?

[@ArcanePath360]

Probably get a good solid 30fps at 720p I reckon

[@leemartin2978]

Can you bolt a couple together ?

[@MafiosoDon21]

Can it run crysis ?

[@iWhacko]

It will simultaneously run it and not run it....

[@realzionygo]

​@@MafiosoDon21If it can run Crysis on max settings...it's a good cpu.

[@lunamita]

I love his home office… such a dream to have a whole floor just for books, computers, research papers , ah bliss

[@jamesambrocio]

Me: Asks Google a question.* *"Hey Google, wha..."* Google: *"Yes"*

[@jays5926]

🤣

[@crisalcantara7671]

lol

[@ChuckGonzalez-v6f]

Definitely. With the camera it will be able to read your brain waves and question before you say it 🤖

[@a.a.1245]

This television format, where the host has to rush the guest to speak within a time fragment to fit a predefined schedule, no longer has a place in an increasingly online world. It's very irritating.

[@geraldricoguevara3340]

Why Podcasting is winning, and again, BBC and other wack news networks should be adding 'Paid Ad' to "news" like this.

[@Lyle-In-NO]

AGREED 100% However, this segment was produced & intended for BBC TV hence the rush. Then their YT/etc team cut the whole recording into bite-size chunks then uploaded to YT. Higher vid count means more add revenue. It's all about the dollar, er, uh, pound.

[@chrisdickens4268]

​@@geraldricoguevara3340 generally I'd agree, but in this segment the guest they picked did a good job dismissing the hype around this particular chip

[@ibidesign]

Interesting perspective. I've been sensing that the online world is actually pushing for shorter and shorter sound-bytes due to average attention span decreasing so dramatically.

[@Harrysound]

BBC is so different to what out was just 5 years ago. Unrecognisable. I just can’t stand the jokey “I don’t understand this stuff” nonsense they always do. Did she really have no questions

[@user-lu6zz1hc8p]

This room looks so cozy

[@vyvianspipes]

I know, right?? This room tells a story I’m sure!

[@Anvar2308]

There is a stairs in the middle of a room 😟

[@Vicartje]

​@@Anvar2308 I know darling, it is SOOO not Feng-Shui. I don't understand how people can live like that.

[@mkodyglobalsouthsoldier]

​@@Anvar2308not handy when you have kids , But as a bachelor its perfect

[@allendulles2481]

It's a green screen. 😂

[@happykiwi]

I wish the interview was longer. He explained things in a barny way that even i could follow along on a surface level of understanding

[@Henrique-wy6cv]

We should have more people like him explaining complex subjects on the media

[@Slowhand871]

The vast majority of people can’t do any critical thinking.

[@bobafetting6373]

Absolutely, and more presenters giving the guest time to explain, and not just wanting to jump to the next sound bite or binary argument (pun only slightly intended)

[@pallenda]

Alan Woodward did really well explaining this in around 5mins.

[@jeanrenaudsagswing]

Other people would explain it in 10 septillion years.

[@PDRIFT86]

And after being in beta for several years Google will one day cancel it for no reason.

[@4m4n40]

Well this time the US government asked them for it, so the billions the government gave them might be worth it, if it’s fruitful

[@kickazz999]

Google has positively affected this world and virtual reality...great American company🇺🇲

[@waleedsharif618]

@@kickazz999how virtual reality ? At the moment its Meta with Quest 3

[@PDRIFT86]

Don't mind me guys, I'm still feeling salty after they discontinued Google Reader 😂

[@Thepippinator2]

As a former employee, can confirm this is a likely scenario 😂

[@xalspaero]

this guest was good and gave the most concise and accurate high-level summary of quantum computers I've seen. also some details on how modern cryptography could be broken. I liked his point that the comparison between speed of solving classic vs quantum problems isn't necessarily a fair one.

[@brianharvey9765]

But can it run Cyberpunk 2077??

[@pirrracy]

*Crysis

[@Space-TheFinalFrontier]

Lol no, that would break it 😂

[@jamieevans5979]

No, but it can run a very rudimentary version of Doom. That's actually no joke. Look it up.

[@vincenthu9773]

The real question

[@Gltokensp06]

Well no since Cyberpunk is written for x86/x64

[@trs4u]

It needs a "Hello, World" example.

[@Space-TheFinalFrontier]

"Hello World, Goodbye Humans" 💣💥

[@mynameis5427]

This is not able to do hello world just yet. It will likely be about a decade or 15 years before this technology can feasibly is provided in even the smallest consumer applications. Exciting times though!!

[@mohammadalam9936]

​@@mynameis5427 now one day equal one month. Progress happening too fast.

[@SpicyMelonYT]

i think we kinda deemed the encription cracking algorithm is the hello world for quantum machines. Its weird to expect a quantum computer to do actual hello world because that would require a programming language that is generalizable and can print any text to a screen. Kinda like asking a car to eat a salad. Its arbituary and not really its purpose. But you could shove a salad into the engine and see what happens I guess.

[@magnang]

It's quantum, so it tells you the range of possible greetings simultaneously.

[@secretgoldfish]

Great/clear description with zero nonsense.

[@-danR]

Apart from his pronunciation of "Feynman".

[@joehood]

What a fantastic interview. It’s so refreshing to hear a real expert being given ample time to explain the subject properly without interruption and doing so without adding any unnecessary drama.

[@NicholasMcClure]

Very important to clarify, yes, quantum computing can tackle CERTAIN types of problems that are impossible for classical computing. However, a quantum chip will not render your videos, or calculate your spreadsheets, or edit your photos, any faster than your laptop.

[@VictorFernandes-q9o]

But why would they? Quantum computers are not for users. Unless you want to spend a fortune per month just to keep it on.

[@arkadiuszjandylewski152]

You are wrong! It will run daily tasks faster if the software is written in a new programming language which is capable to utilize this chip.

[@ZombieCartmanYT]

This post reminds me of the people in the 90’s that said computers were never going to be in every home and that they were just a fad.

[@Fredmebo]

​@@arkadiuszjandylewski152 I mean, he's right. In most cases quantum computers only hold major advantage in non polynomial problems. The software has nothing to do with it, it's purely based on each individual problem. Also, we won't see it in our laptops since the chips need to be held at 0 kelvin (-273.15 Celsius).

[@thenonexistinghero]

Sounds like you know absolutely nothing. It's all code, there's no rational reason for why it can do 1 thing but not others.

[@TerryJGeo]

Professor Woodward knows his stuff and is able to articulate it extremely well. Really informative and exciting!

[@Harderanger]

Incredibly well explained, thank you Allan.

[@TananBaboo]

I wish I had a professor like this in college.

[@csilt]

The gentleman being interviewed was really good at explaining complex concepts clearly for the layman.

[@miguelpereira9859]

I agree he is a fantastic communicator/teacher!

[@azulaquaza4916]

If this is revealed, the Pentagon already has the militarized version

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

The pentagon is funding google research now?

[@azulaquaza4916]

@ Ofc, these big companies always fight for Pentagon contracts. Remember the $10 billion contract won by Microsoft that Amazon fought over in the courts?

[@Mdautkreix]

@@TransoceanicOutreachthey have been for decades. Google could assist with learning more about Google’s gov contracts 😂

[@Mdautkreix]

@@TransoceanicOutreachwait until you find out about Tesla and SpaceX.

[@ekothesilent9456]

@@TransoceanicOutreachuhmmm yeah dude. This is literally common knowledge.. military has directly funded a massive amount of Google projects.. 🤦‍♂️

[@kh40yr]

Quantum computing was explained to be this way, which for my pea brain, made a bit more sense. " You get every possible answer to your question instantaniously as soon as the last key is typed and entered no matter how difficult that question or query is ".

[@omoruyio]

I want to sit in his Quantum Computing class! Very clearly explained 👌🏾👌🏾

[@askinator7850]

BBC actually did a great job reporting on this.. wow

[@futuristica1710]

Relax, get some fresh air.

[@user-hk6wx7mp1g]

No woke bullshit detected indeed. Such a achievement for them.

[@j.a.3138]

ok bot

[@AKeNeN]

TLDW: Milestone, not breakthrough.

[@Intelligence_Failure]

@@AKeNeN no

[@ry1023.3]

@@Intelligence_Failurehe’s right, it’s not exactly game changing just a big upgrade for now.

[@TheFreakonhell]

"Willow performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years - a number that vastly exceeds the age of the Universe", yea, doesn't seem that fast 👀

[@Kaaaan55]

But compared to other qubit computers how does this differ? ​@@TheFreakonhell

[@TheD313]

No

[@KentRoads]

One Septillion is equal to 1000000000000000 Billions

[@ry1023.3]

@@beastybacon199damn how many corpses did you dig up

[@deleted_user727]

wtf

[@vectorsahel5420]

​@@beastybacon199bro you are attracted to ants?

[@joemendyk9994]

Ow!...I broke a neuron.

[@lolzhunter]

or about 1 million billion billion, 1 with 24 zeros after it compared to a billion which has 9

[@noelkinz]

"Great explanation! Meanwhile, I’m over here still trying to figure out how my Wi-Fi works."

[@Tyranix97]

(3:05) a qubit can be in multiple states simultaneously until it is measured (superposition). ... It's part of what makes these so fast.

[@martinc.720]

Schrodinger qubit?

[@w3vjp568]

“The bad news is, it requires power that, up til now, has been needed to keep humans alive and well.”

[@meglobob9217]

Plenty of human 'batteries'.

[@jmalla6656]

@meglobob9217 Aw nah not the matrix 💀

[@olufagosebambulagose]

"Thank you so much for explaining that so clearly" is a low key "I have no idea what are you on about".

[@grankmisguided]

Yeah I'm actually not sure if she was being sarcastic or sincere, it could easily have been either. I think maybe that's an uncollapsed superposition that only resolves at the point she tries to explain what he just said to a third party. 😆 A lot of technical explanations are like that; you feel like you fully understand them at the time, but then you go to regurgitate them in conversation later, and you realize you don't actually have any command of the topic that the explanation you digested earlier seemed to make so clear. As someone whose hobbies and interests are all technical or otherwise complicated and arcane, every now and then I feel like I'm acting out the recurring bit from that old Home Improvement sitcom in which his neighbor would give him great wise sage advice over the fence in the yard and then he'd go to repeat it to his wife or kids or coworker and massacre it complete with a jumbled up quote. Cheap joke formula for sure, but truer to life than I'd like. This year it was some stuff I'd recently read about possible superradiance in microtubules, which would be some (at least anecdotal) evidence for quantum effects at work in neurology, potentially reopening the (previously farfetched on account of biological systems being too warm and wet) idea of consciousness being quantum... That's all super-fascinating stuff, and so I tried to repeat these ideas, to... my father who is a MD and his wife who is also in the medical field. Rarely have I ever felt like such a babbling doofus 🤣

[@SterlingSimmons22]

We got quantum computer chips, UFO invasion, and healthcare CEO taken out all in the same week

[@exoical4304]

Trust me 😂

[@dmac7128]

One way to think of one of the capabilities of a quantum computer is cracking passwords. A conventional computer using brute force will try every single permutation of a set length in sequence, one at a time. A quantum computer will use every single permutation IN ONE OPERATION. Look on the bright side, we will finally have a computer capable of running Crysis will all setting maxed out.

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

Neither of those two examples you used are applications where quantum computing gives an advantage. Stop spouting nonsense about things you clearly know nothing about.

[@dmac7128]

@@TransoceanicOutreach Yes it does. Quantum computers essentially make all form of conventional encryption vulnerable. And the second point was A JOKE.

[@dubla321]

No they don't. Qauntum reads it quite differently as the expert pointed out there is a solution for this.

[@dmac7128]

@@dubla321 I specifically mentioned "conventional' forms of encryption. The solution mentioned refers to forms of encryption created with quantum computers,

[@ninetyseven8847]

What about bitcoin keys?

[@Nstill8567]

Still won't make my printer work properly though, 🙄

[@limeyprat]

True.

[@Danster82]

The unpredictability of a printer is a quantum effect of the uncertainty principle.

[@coalscedether]

​@@Danster82 printers do work, it's just they don't when you tryna print something

[@TheVdub1980]

Your printer not working properly has nothing to do with your cpu anyway, it will be a printer issue or software issue

[@Nstill8567]

@@TheVdub1980 did you seriously reply with that? Yes we know, was a joke ffs 🤦‍♂️

[@Nite2012Mare]

This pleases Skynet 🙄

[@cgraham6]

Maybe with quantum computing they can figure out how to send a terminator through time without its mission getting thwarted by humans.

[@Nite2012Mare]

@cgraham6 that was a movie ...like with aliens, humans would lose in reality

[@aceman0000099]

​@@Nite2012Marenot all humans though

[@MrMegaGamerMan]

Roko's basilisk a-comin'!

[@CarterSimon777]

Cope

[@mrivers1674]

Sounds good, but the next great challenge is interfacing it into usable systems to make it practical. The speed of the system is only as good as the slowest part.

[@schmoborama]

The next great challenge following that will be how to deal with quantum-powered AI that's many times smarter than any human and thinks so fast we're practically frozen in time by comparison.

[@beefjerky5708]

How much faster can it cram the internet with KZbin cat videos?

[@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544]

The speed isn’t even the most limiting factor, it’s the cooling. These things have to have massive cooling blocks to operate, which are totally impractical for consumer use. Cooling is tricky as cooling tech has not advanced as fast as computing tech has.

[@schmoborama]

@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544 So instead of 10yrs to figure out the cooling, it'll take 2 minutes Consumer use will probably be just like AI is now - there's nothing at home, we just log into a quantum computer nearby which is fast enough for a million ppl to use at once

[@freememes1116]

This is the end of freedom.

[@darrenscrowston9386]

Freedom? It’s the end of humanity.

[@themills23]

Get him on again. Brilliantly explained.

[@thefamily512]

He's taking a nap now, he's old and cranky. 😂

[@kermit_1373]

For people saying they need to change their passwords, Chrome is already protected against quantum computing algorithms through the way it factors numbers in its encryption. So no need to worry.

[@Censortubes]

This is what someone who wants an easy break in would say.

[@hellowill]

Not everyone uses Chrome

[@barsaf9989]

More like Google already knows your pw so it doesn't matter.

[@kawasukiyamahonda]

Did you know that 3 letter ppl have been collecting ALL communications even ones that are encrypted. They know that eventually quantum computers will allow them to break the encryption, and read everyone's private messages. As you mentioned, right now privacy focused messaging apps are implementing "quantum resistant" encryption.

[@cscrowley1]

There is one school of thought that says trusting one company with all your passwords, is "a fool's errand'. I'm guessing all the Jan 6 insurrections in prison would agree (they were geo-located thanks to Google).

[@marceff4673]

Have this man back for similar stories.

[@OlekBarr]

Please help all the Cancer patients who are being tormented with pain. (Edit: - What I mean is hopefully they find the Cure for cancer.

[@markmonaghan2309]

Have you tried pot ?

[@jsar5409]

Lmao

[@egysrac17]

Wrong field. That's biology. This is computing. But hey, maybe this chip can help discover a new solution to cancer or related symptoms through some simulations and with the help of AI/ML.

[@nicolajohnson1887]

There are obviously treatments that they are sitting on because pharma makes too much money forcing chemo on everyone.

[@coomercommander2554]

bro i don't think a chinese kid in math clqss is the cure to cancer, you need a biologist for that shi

[@humbleindian6303]

what a beautiful explanation, i could not understand a "bit"

[@EbadulKarim-k1p]

You need to understand 'q-bit', not bit only. That's the main challenge, boss!

[@GeometricQuackified]

@@EbadulKarim-k1p beautiful, keep bitting it though.

[@BlindingSun_]

Skynet begins

[@ry1023.3]

Skynut

[@Hindu_1234-hf6hs]

Already began 😂😂😂😂 Just waiting for this universe to begin

[@tmchugh]

I came to the comments hoping to see this guy getting some praise for his ability to communicate, and I’m glad to see he has!

[@tonymcadam8362]

`The chip looks like it's a low resolution 3D printed chocolate mint wafer that's about to melt

[@nyccolm]

He did explain it incredibly well. Even a neophyte like me came away with at least a better idea of what it’s all about.

[@Zerospacedude]

She was done with him as soon as he shot down her scare tactic

[@hintoflimetostitochip7978]

Thanks for letting him explain and talk for a few minutes.

[@ahmaddeeni]

Man I love smart people, he really broke it down. Much rather this than the endless over-extended marketing bombardment we get about these technologies.

[@outlander234]

He didnt brake anything down. Nobody can actually explain it for people like me who want to understand it.

[@devious2172]

Yup. He was a great communicator.

[@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544]

@@outlander234he explained it in extremely simple terms, what do you actually want from him?

[@tungtruong9325]

Ok so I just ordered my macbook M4 not long ago, should I cancel it?

[@LewisDecodesAI]

Wow, look at BBC being relevant.

[@yesyes9698]

cute

[@futuristica1710]

Ok, Putin boy.

[@LewisDecodesAI]

@@futuristica1710 are you ok? Do you need help?

[@urbanrider429]

Glad he cleared that up

[@joshs1533]

Imagine trying to explain this to someone born in the 1600s.

[@Pepe_LeMac]

Bro it's 2024 and we still don't understand it.

[@scottmurdock346]

@@Pepe_LeMac Ironically, it was the 1600s when Leibniz (one of the people considered to invent calculus) and some others invented the binary number system and first envisioned computers being possible/useful

[@martinc.720]

Imagine trying to leave a comment that does not start with Imagine.

[@Rubbe87]

Romans had computers. Built around the beginning of the 1st century BCE, the Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known analog computer in human history,

[@Pepe_LeMac]

@@joshs1533 the thing about computers is we know how they work....we just don't know why they work.

[@koroisaucomics]

🎉 now you need a Bible passage as your password 🎉😂😂😂😂

[@jamesgravil9162]

More like the entire Bible.

[@volcanowater]

No not really, all this will do is force security companies to make an encryption algorithm that is way harder for quantum computers to solve

[@Herritt01001]

We got Hextech irl before gta6😂😂😂😂

[@genkakuzaii]

That was one of the best explanations of quantum physics Ive heard so far.

[@dcquence]

This is nothing crazy really. It only solved a problem specifically designed for that chip AND there's no way to confirm if it provided the correct answer.

[@min8206-d7n]

there's a question. once quantum computing blows past measures we can perceive, how can we ensure that it provides the correct answers to questions we posit? use other quantum computers? use the numbers in a practical sense and see if anything goes wrong?

[@gsh64]

Answers , you know, answers,

[@netwitchtatjana4661]

42

[@JustinOlson-h3m]

How does one know it worked?

[@bioruan]

Quantum computer help conventional computer to narrow down the scope of possible answers. However, it is still your responsibility to choose the one that is correct in a sense that met your expectations.

[@Nooticus]

Interviews like this, done properly, is why the BBC is still the most trusted major news outlet on earth. Very proud of ‘our’ BBC! 🇬🇧

[@phillydragonfly]

I’m an American. I listen to BBC World News every week day. It’s the only thing that keeps me sane in a sea of craziness since our election.

[@der1222]

Lmfao ​@@phillydragonfly

[@smithers4420]

Haha what a joke. They absolutely have their own agenda and bias. Just not in this field, they don't care about this. It's not political so they allowed an actual expert to speak.

[@vanman757]

What's crazy about your last election ?.. ​@@phillydragonfly

[@Cryo._.]

@@vanman757 The fact that a guy who has rape, fraud, election interference charges against him/convicted of is going to be the president.

[@TomCotton-p6y]

Ok, so we get bad decisions made quicker 😂😂😂

[@sieunarinesingh]

It's a chip. Not my country's government...or is it....

[@bingdong8571]

Hesitant? What a gentleman.

[@laneyslaney]

Does this mean asymmetrical cryptography is done for?

[@AntranigVartanian]

not even close. also, there are asymmetrical cryptography functions which are time based, so even a quantum computer will not be able to crack it (well, at least not easily).

[@eriks2962]

not all asymmetric encryption is done for. But most relying on integer factorization is probably not much safe anymore

[@Dankpuffin]

How can we live in a world like this and people like Kennith Coleman still have a grasp on people and convince people that there are sky wizard out there.

[@logikgr]

Humans can believe in anything.

[@Joshua-dc1bs]

Copeland*?

[@smokeytwitchsmokey]

If you mean a septillion years: 1. Short Scale ( years): • This is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. • To put it into perspective, the universe is currently about 13.8 billion years old. A s 2. Long Scale ( years): • This would be an even more unimaginable length of time: 1 followed by 42 zeros years.

[@ale4124]

10/10 very good comment

[@telescopicS627]

Google: "With this chip, we will be able to censor your comments before you even think them..."

[@jaymac7203]

This is definitely reverse engineered alien technology from recovered ships 🛸 😭 lol

[@ZombieCartmanYT]

This is definitely technology that our governments have been using for decades in secret.

[@AfraidMonsters]

what really would be *mind* boggling is they were to finally produce a computing chip that can be working alongside each human brain. No more forgetting why we walked into rooms. no more losing train of thought, or needing calculators. or needing to whip out our phone to look things up. or to even touch our devices or lights or doors to interact with them. Such a device would also possibly cancel out memory problems.

[@jaycobford2005]

Neuralink

[@GordaoSemFuturo]

Thats ADHD, bro. Lol

[@starfall9400]

And then your brain crashes when its firmware gets corrupted, and you have to be restored to factory settings.

[@arnoldcheskis2843]

Google is exaggerating. Like in 2019.

[@dayoonman3264]

What makes you think that

[@yesyes9698]

@@dayoonman3264 They are great, its clear that google has pushed technology A LOT in their history, but they are known for also exaggerating or fluffing up things xd. Anyway this didnt answer your question but yeh

[@dayoonman3264]

@@yesyes9698 so you don't think they achieved "below threshold" by exponentially reducing the rate of errors when adding more qubits?

[@ricky_pigeon]

@@dayoonman32642:34 as the guy said it's more of a milestone.

[@arnoldcheskis2843]

​@@dayoonman3264 In 2019 they claimed that their quantum computer could solve within seconds what a classical computer would take 10,000 years to solve. But IBM challenged that claim but stating that they ran the algorithm ineffciently on the classical computer. In truth, a classical computer was able to solve it withing days. They had the same story with google duplex (in the demo they almost lied about its capabilities...) The only difference now, which might increase their credibility, is that it got published in Nature. Edit- forgot to answer your question, as of this moment there was still no serious breakthrough in the field in the form of unlocking quantum's full potential without collapsing the state entirely. Until such time, Q computers will not be able to be fully utilized.

[@Dishfire101]

Maxwell will be very proud ❤

[@Hezy]

…Doom port when?

[@blechtic]

Doom is very fast on it. Unfortunately, it doesn't run Doom but instead solves it. The answer is 3.

[@Hezy]

@@blechtic take my like

[@duvipearson6251]

@@blechtic thought it would be 666 LMFAO

[@gowengetter4599]

So Google has finally cracked UFO technology 😊

[@dubla321]

No wtf are you retarded? Theres no such thing as ufos

[@AlfonsoDermetris]

The A.I will become undistinguishable from real life

[@brokendoe]

Can t wait for the X3D version of this.

[@jordanwilliams2557]

Can It run Microsoft flight sim on max graphics

[@mc4240]

Football manager all leagues

[@boris8787]

Seriously, for most people, a bag of delicious *CHIPS* makes more sense. 🍟🍟🍟🍟🍟

[@doug_1489]

"Ya but not to worry..." all I need to hear for now (just upgraded)

[@dakota5569]

FYI, anyone with this chip theoretically can solve most encryptions. Industries have started to phase in quantum resistant encrypts for awhile now so its not a huge risk. Also, quantum computing cannot be broadly applied to compute problems and is very niche in what it can compute. Certainly an advantage but I would be careful of thinking this as a computer. It's more like a Quantum Processing Unit. Decades out but if there is another industrial revolution, It is going to be either this, space flight, or a nuclear fusion.