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A new paper argues Microsoft exaggerated its quantum claims a year ago (www.theverge.com)

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[–] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Absolutely agree, but its important to distinguish between the actual quantum computing on one hand, and the materials development and Majorana particle discovery on the other hand.

What I was discussing was the latter. I.e. before you can get anywhere near computing and fidelities, you first need a qubit. The issue here is that Microsoft are like 80% sure they have the qubit they think they have. That doesn't mean they have a qubit with 80% fidelity.

[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

Ah okay - I think I misread your original comment. Agreed.