[79511] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
quantum computer demonstrated, maybe.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Thu Feb 15 15:06:58 2007
To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:53:42 -0500
The most interesting bit of the article:
And how exactly would users know that it was the quantum computer
rather than a human or ordinary computer answering their queries?
"There's really no way to convince a skeptic who's accessing the
machine remotely," Rose admits. For now, D-Wave's device is slower
than an inexpensive home computer, but Rose says a potentially faster
1,000-qubit version should be available by the end of next year.
One wonders if the quote is remotely accurate.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa001&articleID=BD4EFAA8-E7F2-99DF-372B272D3E271363
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Perry E. Metzger perry@piermont.com
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