Quantum Computers Could Solve These Problems

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Quantum computing has attracted a lot of attention and much of what you read in the headlines is overhyped. But underneath the hype there's real promise. In this video I go through the applications of quantum computing that we can realistically expect -- if they ever get the devices to work...
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00:00 Intro
00:59 Quantum Computing Basics
04:34 Quantum Computing Hardware
08:42 Code Cracking
12:27 Quantum Chemistry
14:20 Finance
16:43 Logistics
19:45 Climate Change?
21:04 Summary
21:53 Easier LaTeX on Overleaf
#science #tech #physics

[@SabineHossenfelder]

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[@macysondheim]

Thanks Sabrina 🥰

[@dougpowers]

I don't think I've ever watched a SH video and not come away with a substantially better understanding of whatever she's talking about. She's an absolute gem of a communicator.

[@nothingissimplewithlloyd]

Then please don’t see her video on capitalism. You’re too impressionable.

[@macysondheim]

@@nothingissimplewithlloydWdym.. Sabrina doesn’t get involved in silly political issues like that…

[@kingwr12]

Being too old to have learned this in college, I have always been amazed at the lack of clear explanation of this aspect of quantum computing. This video is the best of the dozens of videos I have watched and articles I have read. Bravo!

[@obsidianjane4413]

Because the more obscure it is, the more grandiose they can make the promises and the larger the grant request bottom line can be.

[@marcomoreno6748]

​@@obsidianjane4413exactly what I was thinking. Don't get me wrong I'm not some anti-science nut, and I'd rather funds get misused by academics than, say, by the industrial-military, but it sours the publics' perception of academia when all they hear about is a bunch of egg head's wild goose chases.

[@andy_s_8982]

physics girl did a decent video of it

[@talkinghand4839]

No one is too old to learn anything. A lot of people don't want to waste their time learning something that they're not interested in.Getting a motivation to learn something is a challenge. But the reality is learning is a never-ending process. You can only stop learning when you're dead.

[@shaunclubberlang2887]

I 100% agree about the lack of a clear explanation, and I have always believed the old maxim, if you can't explain it clearly, you don't really understand it. The only reservation I have about not continuing to pursue it is that it may be one of those things in science that are not linear and one day there is a massive advance in the field which reaps great benefits.. However, at the moment, it doesn't seem to be clear where it's heading at all. On the matter of the super position collapsing once it's observed to a binary value, that's the first thing I wondered when I was told of the concept of the Qbit; that at some point the data will end up being represented as a function of boolean algebra.

[@minerharry]

I really appreciate how deliberate you were with your delivery in this video - especially in the intro section, your efforts to be clear and leave time for points to sink really really came across; you aren’t here to excite us or swindle us, you have no interest in sweeping information under the rug or speeding past less desirable concepts. Thanks for all you do!

[@SteveLevy-ld7hl]

0 seconds ago 369 thieR are no reminders ⚛⚛🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉🕉⚛⚛

[@MrAdamo]

You can’t really determine that from one video

[@martifingers]

Watching this channel is always both intellectually challenging and somehow comforting at the same time. BTW at 8.44 "Finance " seems to have acquired an extra cubit or is somehow showing some entanglement if I am not mistaken.😉

[@michaelwright2986]

Not even quantum computing can add a cubit to your stature.

[@andrewharrison8436]

@@michaelwright2986 I am stealing that one - maybe a bit niche but pure gold.

[@JohnDoe-lt4kl]

Finanance (8:47) "No spell-check in LaTeX", ChatGPT said to Clippy, and they both laughed their AA's off.

[@SabineHossenfelder]

Ah, sorry, none of us noticed!

[@DanielMasmanian]

​@@SabineHossenfelder no, but some of *them* did

[@kindlin]

@@DanielMasmanian I didn't even notice it after reading this comment, watching the clip, reading the comment 3 more times, and finally understanding that finanance isn't supposed to have that many an's in it.

[@DanielMasmanian]

@@kindlin that's understandable, as financiers aren't famous for noticing much at all

[@danieloberhofer9035]

​@@DanielMasmanian I'd like to hand you the medal for best comment of the day! 😂

[@epicooldude1236]

If there's one thing you've taught me, its cautionary optimism! Thanks for the informative video

[@Hacker4748]

Or enthusiastic pessimism, whichever you prefer (or don't)! 😁

[@quatummind]

Sabine. You are amazing and you should have your own show or podcast. The world needs to hear what’s in your brain

[@davidk7529]

Like a weekly talk show with guests and panel discussions? Yes, absolutely!!

[@mariodegroote6756]

i looked at a lot of people explaing quantum.... you are the only one who explains it that a grunt like me can understand it, and your also honnest, you dont sell yourself or your principels, you cut trough there crap as a hot knife trough butter. i respect the human you are and how you do this work, we need way more people like you!

[@ciaopizzabella]

An excellent choice of subject. This can't get enough attention. I have been suspecting for a long time that the expectations for quantum computing were overblown but the last 2 years or so I was getting some doubts. This was a nice refresher.

[@MasterBlaster3545]

It is like sentient AI and fusion energy. It may never happen.

[@lookupverazhou8599]

​@@MasterBlaster3545 Sentient AI doesn't have to happen. You just have to convince people it's sentient, which from what I've seen is pretty easy to do.

[@camplethargic8]

ciaopizzabella - To reiterate for my own edification - your doubt about your skepticism has been refreshed?

[@Pandora234able]

2:27

[@ciaopizzabella]

@Heywood I meant that now I'm convinced again that the expectations are overblown

[@coolbananaboy5075]

Sabine is fantastic - her humor, especially!

[@paulgoogol2652]

Also kinda smart

[@neanda]

trillions of years, like how long it takes her husband to decide on what pizza 😂 I honestly spat out my beer. It's great we can rewind

[@altareggo]

@@paulgoogol2652 lol just KINDA, lol.

[@Somebodyherefornow]

@@altareggo kinda

[@nathangamble125]

Almost as fantastic as a pair of fancy underpants

[@Bonesandjointz]

Wow , i happened to binge watch a lot of your videos . U r like my school teacher - simple, elegant, humorous, straight to the point, especially in this confusion era of knowledge

[@Yuvraj.]

Sabine, your intellect inspires me and your optimism drives me. Thank you for what you do❤

[@donm5354]

All I want to know is - when can I get a spaceship armed with a Warp Drive, Temporal Shielding and QUANTUM TORPEDOES with the Temporal Upgrade package that allows the torpedo phase out of ordinary space, penetrate enemy shields and explode INSIDE of the enemy Wessel?

[@monsieurVi]

Ever heard Space Peace by Droids? Go and listen to it!

[@gefginn3699]

Great post Sabine. I always enjoy tuning into your newest post. I appreciate all the information you are sharing here my friend.

[@video_enjoyer]

I love Overleaf! I used that for almost all of my homework while getting my math degree, it basically got me through university

[@braggyaggie9750]

As a biochem student, this is the first ad on youtube that I did not skip.

[@ominollo]

I have been waiting for such a video! Thanks Sabine! OT: It will be alway a mystery to me how you manage to 1) do research at university 2) publish high quality videos twice a week 3) spend time with your family!

[@SabineHossenfelder]

I rely heavily on my team.

[@ominollo]

@@SabineHossenfelder impressive nevertheless! Have a nice day 🙂

[@Tommy6860]

@@SabineHossenfelder Admit it, you do know quantum family mechanics and won't share that. 😆

[@divyansharora6788]

@@SabineHossenfelder Me wondering if the 'team' wrote this comment...

[@TJ-hs1qm]

Interesting... women are likely to be questioned about how they balance their work and family obligations. Such remarks are rare if it's a man.

[@USAACbrat]

Glad you do this series, Usually this topic and others usually are presented with Plans for a rosy future; hype.

[@elhorrendo7026]

Thank you Sabine. It’s great to find another person using KZbin sharing actual information. I love your videos.

[@J_CtheEngineer]

Thank you for spreading the good word of latex and overleaf! I’ve been using it for awhile and have been super happy with it!

[@quillaja]

When I read your comment, I thought "What? A video sponsored by a LaTeX platform?" (though it make sense for the audience). This is the first time I've skipped the content and gone straight to watch the ad--out of sheer curiosity. For my needs, a local latex install "works fine" after I figured out which of the trillion pieces I needed to create the documents I want to make, and it's easy enough to use git. The Overleaf documentation has been extremely helpful getting started with latex, however. The platform's collaboration features must be extremely useful for teams preparing for publication.

[@douwehuysmans5959]

@@quillaja Exactly, I've completely given up trying to get people that run different Linux distros to somehow get the same Latex installation and just switched to getting everyone to use Overleaf.

[@mathewpv681]

I prefer plain TeX over Latex. Been using it for more than two decades. Some wonderful programs like TeX are everlasting. Thanks to Dr. Knuth for that program and to Sabine for her informative and beautiful videos.

[@quillaja]

@@douwehuysmans5959 I used the texlive "distribution" since it's kinda sorta easy to install on debian from apt. And I put it on Win10/11 too since sometimes I'm stuck using windows for ONE application. I haven't encountered any problems with working on a document while switching between platforms (yet?) but I'm probably doing fairly simple stuff.

[@stevemawer848]

@@mathewpv681 I'm a troff kind of guy myself. 🙂

[@nickmcconnell1291]

Sabine you slay me! 😂 Great info and wonderful humor. Thanks! BTW, I used to work for IBM and had heard that United Parcel Service was using neural nets to figure out their delivery routes. Training the neural nets with years of data of actual routes figured out by humans.

[@provod_]

Cloud LaTeX sponsoring a YT video, what a time to be alive.

[@mission3479]

Good job to Sabine for making complex topics understandable to the average person! 📚

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

Thanks for the lucid video on quantum computers! Your videos are informative, entertaining, and funny!

[@MyName-tb9oz]

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this but quantum computing _could_ speed up the internet a little and maybe moderately by improving packet routing. Packet routing is another, "traveling salesman," sort of problem. The shortest distance between two nodes might not be a straight line. Congestion is a factor, for instance.

[@davidegaruti2582]

Ok , that would be nifty ... Still i bet youtube won't bring back buffering while the video is paused , But now even with steam powered connection we'll be able to get stuff done !

[@neyson220293]

I think we can do way more than that. I've heard we can use superposition to "teleport" data i.e transmit data node to node if you will; although, technically I shouldn't use the word "transmit" because data would be in both nodes at the same time

[@MyName-tb9oz]

Maybe so, @Bob Ross. That was kinda part of my statement, wasn't it? You never know what kind of clever algorithms someone will come up with, though. Have you seen the lengths people go to to find HW and SW bugs? Would it have occurred to you to write to the memory rows on each side of a row to change the data in the target row? And that's a fairly obvious one once you hear it. (The actual implementation of Rowhammer is pretty complex, as I understand it, though.) Yes, I see what you're saying about needing to know what's going on to figure out the best route but who knows what will come up?

[@andycordy5190]

Thank you for keeping it light and relatively transparent

[@jamesbond_007]

Ordinarily I don't comment on the sponsor message, but Overleaf sounds really useful -- like it finally has addressed a long standing problem of complex formulae typesetting (with collaboration!). I definitely will give this one a try!

[@franciscogana667]

Thanks, it is an excellent video. As in many new technologies, the press tends to over-promise. Could you comment on the applications of quantum computers in machine learning? I understand that methods based on Grover's search algorithm which has been shown to solve unstructured search problems with a quadratic speedup compared to classical algorithms. Another exciting topic is Quantum annealing for optimisation is not a universal quantum computer but many engineering problems are optimisation problems.

[@janj.2898]

Overleaf looks amazing! 🙂 Especially in comparison to my beginnings in LaTeX in high school - in MS-DOS 😅 Printed out manual was a must 😅

[@aspenlifesettlements8463]

I should start every day with your videos. Great information, well explained and, of course, very funny quips about life. It gets me in a good mood every time

[@Avenger24601]

Sabine, thank you for your videos. I’m always educated and entertained by each topic you discuss.

[@piotrd.4850]

"Do you guys just put 'quantum' into everything?!" :D - smartest line in MCU.

[@factChecker01]

Quote of the day: "If you compute with something that doesn't exist, we call that politics." -- Sabine Hossenfelder

[@burjalmadre]

hahah yeah she had me dead with that one

[@rehaanphansalkar4187]

@@burjalmadre That means you don't exist, and youtube computed with you, so youtube is political!!!!

[@christopherhamilton3621]

Best line!!!😂😂😂🥰

[@einstein4all]

The jokes in-between make me laugh so much I have to keep rewinding bits of the video over and over to capture all the serious stuff. It’s a perfect unrivalled combination of humour, dare and science. Absolutely loving it and thank you for doing this.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

Printed circuit board routing is another possible use. Multi-layer, many point-to-point and serially connected points to consider.

[@thomasvnl]

The traveling salesman problem, yes

[@jehl1963]

Very interesting and well presented. Having been a "Travelling Salesman", and managed inventory in warehouses, I think I'm qualified to provide a real-world response to the idea of using quantum computing to calculate the ideal solution to those problem. Yes, it can and and will do so, "...but at the end of the day..." it's most likely not going to make a world-changing improvement? Why? Because of diminishing returns, and the corollary to the idea of "diminishing returns", which is "other factors". Diminishing returns: Having planned my daily sales routes using different software packages, I quickly came to the conclusion that it is far simpler -- and just as effective -- to avoid planning bad routes. Mathematically -- if there are N! possible routes for N stops to be made, there are usually just a few "bad" routes. For example always moving from one stop to the furthest available next stop. Don't do that! Once you have eliminated the bad routes, the rest of the routes often have very similar values, and the downside risk of picking any of them is very small. So "at the end of the day", it doesn't matter which you pick since the difference between them may only be a few minutes of travel time. And given that any particular customer visit may have a variance of 10-15 minutes, saving a minute in travel time will not make a difference in the time that you arrive back at the hotel at the end of the day. This brings me to the "other factors". In a world where optimization yields diminishing returns, other factors can quickly trump the benefits of sophisticated optimization techniques. In the example given above, a talkative customer, or maybe some unexpected news of a potentially big deal (which is why I was visiting customers in the first place!) may cause me to chuck my day's plan in order to spend more time with that customer. In the case of warehousing, you may spend countless hours calculating the ideal locations for parts based on their size, weight, value and projected activity level, only to be faced with stocking the next fad product (Look! Pet rocks! A Mood ring! Slime!!!) which will suddenly cause you to throw the whole scheme out and start again. It is impossible to predict the next fad product, in either the commercial realm, nor in industrial products. There is a world of unknowns out there waiting to jump up at some unpredictable time and ruin your ideal solution. So maybe the best solution is to not get too heavily invested in any solution, and instead focus on avoiding the stupid solutions. This could be summed up by saying "Just don't do anything stupid". There are evolutionary benefits to just not getting yourself fired/killed/eliminated, and living to fight another day.

[@JC_923]

You are assuming human deliverers. Drones are already being used to deliver things now. They don't follow the same routes and they don't chat with customers

[@elgatoconbolas]

Excellent. The same will happen in the financial realm. Any economic agent that cracks the code using quantum computing will be followed by late to the game agents that also would be able to leverage the new technology, effectively nullifying the initial advantage .

[@elgatoconbolas]

And the traveling salesman problem already has good enough algorithms (heuristic ones) for many cases.

[@jotch_7627]

@@JC_923 you seem to be thinking on a wildly smaller scale. maybe a drone can deliver your monthly supply of trash bags and toilet paper to your house, but they are not and likely will not ever be a replacement for the massive truck distribution networks that many parts of the world rely on. this comment is about warehouse scale, not consumer scale

[@KirkWaiblinger]

Overleaf is great. Especially combined with using Mathematica to write the equations and output latex with TexForm

[@VarunShaji]

Really appreciate this effort .. we need more videos like this .. making things simple and understandable

[@AndreiNeacsu]

I use a self-hosted Overleaf system on my own server (inside a virtual machine - VM). It works like a charm and with the advantages of VMs, I have backups of my entire manuscripts collection. So far, I have nothing but good things to say about it. Some of my colleagues use the paid version and the open-source that I run, but I find it very surprising how many others still exchange files over email despite me telling them about Sharelatex in the past and Overleaf more recently.

[@quillaja]

I wonder why more people don't use git, or at least github, in these scenarios. I suppose because it's one more thing to learn, and git isn't super intuitive either.

[@douwehuysmans5959]

@@quillaja Unless you work in computer science I don't think many people find git all that useful. In order to get the most out of git you have to use the cli. And with all the different branches, merge conflicts, local vs remote, I can easily see people not wanting to bother.

[@4draven418]

Thank you, Sabine, for another excellent video. I have to admit that reading about QC's in the media, and some predictions, confused me. This video has clarified things for me. And your humour about physicists taking over this and that...please tell them to continue and maybe they'll eventually get to 'quantum politics'. Jeez, they certainly couldn't do any worse than the mess politicians seem to be in today, 😊

[@gps4l184]

@ Sabine Thank you for answering something that was confusing me. When we measure the wave collapses. 3m12. Now I understand a bit better how we can make sense from a Quantum computer calculation.

[@jonathonbrady]

I really wish i could support your channel financially. Originally, my partner and i started watching because we loved listening to your voice/accent, but we found we're actually understanding shit and learning new stuff. We really appreciate you and what you do. You make us feel like students again - but this time we love the teacher!!

[@adammyers3453]

7:22 Minor correction, factorial is not the product of all integers these then the value, it is the product of all positive numbers less then the value (otherwise the factorial would be trivial for all positive numbers, by being the number 0).

[@paultrunz7986]

Wonderful to see such a realistic evaluation of quantum computers, thank you very much. I would also be interested in seeing how travalling salesman or vehicle routing can be formulated for quantum computers. Shorr's algorithm for factoring numbers is already pretty complicated (_and_ somewhat probabilistic), so I wonder how these optimization problems would turn out and how one would convert the result back to the non quantum world.

[@tmad-sb6mj]

I think if there was a quantum algorithm to solve the NP-complete problems, it would have gotten a lot of publicity and we would know about it.

[@charleediaven6278]

What happens when your competitor uses it to take you down quickly? If you deliver in these scenarios, the computer can then cause you problems. A faked breakdown at an intersection, a truck with flat tires, a railroad with a bad stretch of tracks. Just because we can do something does not mean when should. Oh I see you have the computer and he does not so you preemptively take him down. Where is humanity in this?

[@defeatSpace]

Always looking forward to an episode!

[@agimasoschandir]

Is that from Getty stock quotes?

[@richardsaila8073]

The more episodes from this brilliant teacher I am watching, the more I am thrilled. THIS is world class edutainment! 🥰

[@neanda]

I've just learned a lot from your video, and also about your sponsor which was relevant. You've got an amazing way of explaining science, thank you, on behalf of the next gen who can fathom this (it ain't me, i did pass all science at the school level, but my mind isn't designed for this level of intricacy, but I love listening and learning from scientists, and I will fight until my last breath to protect any of you, like I did at school. I see no reason for universities, with their big up debts and bs rules, because we have the best tutors like you right here right now. Thank you

[@balisongkid1]

In this video, you seemed to hint that we understand more about how to predict material properties based on electron efficiency (If I didn't misunderstand, which is completely possible lol), could you do a video on what we know about predicting these properties? Thank you for all the lovely videos!

[@daddyssauce2639]

I've only heard about quantum computing in terms of password hacking, never heard anything else so im excited to dive into this video

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Please don’t ever stop with the humour. 😂 Makes it so much more fun learning new stuff!

[@MichaelFergusonVideos]

Very helpful info. Thanks!

[@MichaelMomany]

Thanks!. You are keeping my old brain in good shape.

[@EricKolotyluk]

Thank you for being the voice of sobriety in the frat party of quantum computing. I did a little quantum computing last year to learn more about it, and you have finally revealed some of the basic truths I discovered. Of course, I was only working with logical qbits, which was problematic enough. As a seasoned computing professional, I cannot help wonder if quantum computing will scale as well as people hope, where scaling problems are rarely appreciated until people start hitting speed bumps, or drive the car off a cliff. On the other hand, I can appreciate all the fun people are having, as I too know what it's like to be young and drunk at a frat party.

[@bennettsmith6005]

Good info, I like you mentioned some examples of what we could do with quantum computers. Most videos just explain what it is in as short of time as possible.

[@1DiscipleDragon]

very informative. thanks for consolidating all this info in one video!

[@paulcatterson1732]

Great video as always! Could you possible do a video on quantum simulation?

[@SabineHossenfelder]

Thanks for the suggestion... Actually this video was supposed to be about quantum simulations, but I got distracted along the way. I'll give it another try!

[@danoconnor3720]

Thanks Sabine. This is the only explanation of quantum computing that ever made any sense to me.

[@jackson_mcgrath]

Great video, awesome to hear some other potential applications besides cracking RSA

[@arpitharsh_04]

Great video Sabine,

[@time3735]

I love how the "fancy underwear" is a very useful example throughout the video.

[@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515]

Just how fancy, I wonder?

[@Somebodyherefornow]

@@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515 lingerie levels

[@transformlikeaphoenix]

Sabine, Thank you for this video. It gives clarity.

[@atlanticx100]

I absolutely love Sabine's Jokes and analogies.

[@hfdole]

If today's computer engineering students find Verilog and VHDL challenging, they have Q-loads of fun waiting for them. When we first brought up next-gen iron, the very first thing we'd use it for is to speed up simulations of it's next revision. Noticed no mention of D-Wave and its quantum annealing. Fair enough.

[@user-ru1pf9eq8t]

I love the idea of shouting factorials. I shall definitely do that from now on.

[@michaelmicek]

Seen on. a T-shirt in the 80s: Mathematicians know 2 + 2 ≠ 4!

[@brendawilliams8062]

I wonder if the Aliens 👽 know much more about primes?😂

[@please.dont.]

I used Overleaf to write both of my thesis papers, great tool!

[@joelteply4426]

You had a superposition of letters in the word Finanance. I love your videos, just got turned onto this channel. Great work!

[@NeonVisual]

Have expectations, and no expectations at the same time.

[@michaelmicek]

Progress is slow, until everything changes.

[@meastroxo]

Can we maybe have a video about how a quantum computer is actually build? I always see these fancy looking images of them and hear a lot of theory about it, but what are the actual components, how do make the operations/entaglements and how do you put information in and out?

[@viralsheddingzombie5324]

Yes, it's very mysterious. I'd also like a fairly detailed explanation of how the software/operating system is designed.

[@chrizzlybear5565]

This may have been the first sponsorship where my reaction was: "I've been using this for years and it's actually great!" So congratulations on being sponsored by overleaf!

[@daves1412]

Unconvinced that the hypothesis of constant information allows these machines to do much that is meaningful

[@Goldenbaba430]

Wrap me in a Photonic Prophylactic and call me Pamela.

[@travman2863]

I really L💞VE your channel you make the nerdy information funny😂 and fun🎉 your channel is my most 👍favorite👍 Channel on KZbin now keep up the good work I love it.🌎✌

[@andrewhancock2451]

Such a great coverage of the so-what of quantum computing for technical people who aren't physicists, and appropriately humble as to the certainty of the perspective. Instead of being mired down in the technical details of how quantum computing works, this video gives enough of an idea, but focuses on professed applications to be skeptical of, applications to be hopeful of, as well as how the exploitation of quantum computing will likely manifest itself initially.

[@funthings741]

Fantastic teacher. Thank you!

[@mikedodger7898]

Great informerS Sabine! I'm wondering how likely it is that the "AI" ability growth could solve these problems with quantum computers?

[@christinecortese9973]

Thanks for the clear and concise overview of Quantum Computing. I agree it’s probably a long time off, which is great for all those biologists and financiers who won’t have to worry about physicists coming for their specialty.

[@PetersonSilva]

Overleaf is the probably the best sponsor I've ever seen on KZbin.

[@pierceaero3005]

That was fun. Thank you.

[@patford9943]

Your presentations are informative and enjoyable. About the time you start to lose me your humor jolts me back and I love your definition of politics.

[@jpe1]

When I was introduced to TeX and LaTeX (mid to late 1980’s) my professor told me it was pronounced “LAH-tekh” and that’s how I’m used to hearing it pronounced. Checking the Wikipedia page, “LAY-tekh” is also listed as an acceptable pronunciation, but I think Sabine is the first person I’ve noticed pronouncing it that way. I wonder if there will be a shift to this “new” pronunciation like the shift of GIF to JIF.

[@sabinrawr]

JIF has never been correct! 🤡 But seriously, I do think it comes down to the fact that, in English, a hard G usually precedes a short I like "gig" and "gift"), while a soft G usually precedes a long I (like "giant" and "angina"). So the best case for a J sound is if it sounds like JAIF, and I hope we can agree that sounds weird.

[@jpe1]

@@sabinrawr I realize now I wrote GIF and JIF backwards from what I intended. When the GIF standard was first published I was still in college and I distinctly remember reading the documentation stating that it was “pronounced jif like the peanut butter” (“Choosey developers choose Jif” was a joke back then). But developers sometimes loose control of their works, including pronunciation (for example, see Linux) and I agree with you that a hard G, like the G in Graphics (since that is what the G stands for) is reasonable, and certainly has become the common usage.

[@sabinrawr]

@@jpe1 Okay, you're forgiven. You're one of the good eggs! Though, to this day, I have a hard time imagining what the reasoning behind the J pronunciation, assuming that the joke wasn't also the punchline.

[@listerdave1240]

@18:30 I think one notable example of the 'travelling salesman problem' is the routing of very large scale integrated circuits having billions of elements that need to be interconnected in complex ways while being kept as short as possible and occupying least space on the chip.

[@THarSul]

it'll be interesting to see a video in this vein on the topic of GPT and LLMs, i hope we get one soon

[@jacknautilus8154]

Sabine, I surrender to your incredibly dry humour particularly your unexpected references to fancy underwear inter"laced" (pardon the pun:-) ) with your brilliant observations on and crystal clear explanations of the scientific subjects and phenomena you are presenting us with ! You are a breath of fresh air in the sadly often stuffy and stifling world of scientific discovery and development. Wow , I often joke with my best mate that I have fallen in love with you and the way you stir my imagination... uniquely due to your intriguing persona and how you do what you do so well! 🥰 🏆💡🧲 Man Overboard!! 🤸‍♀🤸‍♂

[@FunFindsYT]

10:09 Glad to see some of the most important problems acknowledged. Hopefully quantum computers can reduce pizza ordering time

[@monsieurVi]

Just yesterday I watched someone to show how AI (current chat gpt) order pizza for you via bot calling on your behalf..

[@elirothblatt5602]

16:45 is fascinating to me as a first responder humanitarian assistance / disaster response logistician -thank you!

[@carlettoburacco9235]

In a world where journalists who talk about Quantum Computing are the kind of person who thinks that a square root is something to put under trees for support, someone who reports the facts with understanding is a blessing.

[@LordZordid]

Note: I heard some quantum scientists say that they are very eagerly looking for future Quantum programmers and they encourage people to take advantage of the open source projects.

[@DJVARAO]

It doesn't work that way, though.

[@LordZordid]

@@DJVARAO I am paraphrasing.

[@DJVARAO]

@@LordZordid I work on a quantum computing project for drug discovery. Sabine is right. Even if we can prove QC advantages, there is nothing useful QC can do beyond niche applications. It's even more specialized than GPUs. And nobody knows how to scale up quantum computers.

[@jacksawyer3626]

"We call that politics" LOL!!

[@Thomas-gk42]

Thank you and your team

[@alphamegaman8847]

Hello Sabine!👋 Love your Content and Humor!🥰 I find pleasure in expanding my knowledge and understanding of how we currently believe the existence we are experiencing, functions?😁🤔 Thanks for all your hard work in bringing us such Interesting and Diverse subject matter!👍 Perhaps your husband could benefit from a Quantum computer Pizza selection App!😁 Oh no, that's right, He is Non-linear. Nevermind.🤭 Mike in San Diego.🌞🎸🚀🖖

[@langschwerts]

So I can’t play Fortnite with my personal quantum computer?

[@wh5708]

I love the sense of humor. Excellent presentation.

[@gibsonj5035]

You've almost convinced me to order a new quantum computer. I just have to find out where to purchase one and what colors they come in.

[@RUBBER_BULLET]

"Don't believe the hype." "Here's more hype."

[@smallworldbigworld-yi3xw]

I think you nailed it.

[@Ryak84]

2:30 "If you compute with something that doesnt exist, we call that 'politics'" - Sabine Hossenfelder 2023 - ...Just Briliiant!

[@ctolcode]

The consideration on quantitative finance is actually really cool. Sabine, has some awesome considerations

[@Nettlebed7]

Not only is there a lot of room at the bottom, there is also a lot of fascinating material properties to be exploited in the vast area between the physical qubit and current nanoscale CMOS

[@rylandvlogs345]

Investing in crypto now should be in every wise individuals list, in some months time you'll be ecstatic with the decision you made today

[@joy7840]

I heard a lot of investing with Mr Steven and how good he is, please how safe are the profit?

[@harry4900]

he is always active on whats-app AKP.....👇👇

[@stephenJpollei]

One thing that helps Traveling Salesman Problem in the real world is that distances are constrained by locations being near surface of a spheroid.The generic problem has to deal with distances not having any correlation or pattern. In real world, locations and distances are constrained in 2.5-ish dimensional framework.