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Started by col, December 12, 2017, 14:34:26

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col

Just kidding.

Although Microsoft have released a preview of their new Q# SDK designed for quantum computing - when it arrives 8)

https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai/2017/12/11/future-quantum-microsoft-releases-free-preview-quantum-development-kit
https://github.com/davecamp

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Goodlookinguy

This might be interesting to play with for a day, then get bored of and move on to something else.
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col

Yeah it's very early days still. Until the real hardware is available then I understand your sentiment.

Quantum computing isn't just a step up from transistor based logic gate tech - it's a whole new science and technology altogether, it could evolve to create a truly fantastic future. I feel that the technology is still even before the 'punch card' stage of where modern computers came from, as a comparison, but once the first ones are made stable then it will probably evolve exponentially.

For the first iterations its said that quantum processing will work along side your regular cpu, similar to how your gpu does. As time progresses and the hardware/software advance further ( enough to get rid of our regular cpu ) then you could expect to see truly amazing stuff being developed - way advanced of anything we could even think of today.

I hope I live long enough to have a go at developing on the real hardware.
https://github.com/davecamp

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Matty

If the hype is to be believed then it is a little scary.

A computer that can process a current PCs billion-year load in a few hours....we will have self aware conscious AI systems in no time if that is true.

GaborD

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Quote from: Matty on December 13, 2017, 10:42:38
If the hype is to be believed then it is a little scary.

Is it scary though? Maybe a machine overlord is exactly what we need  ;D
We as humans have obviosuly totally lost our grip on our greed and stupidity, so I suppose some "outside help" to reign us in is maybe not a bad thing.

Steve Elliott

#5
I agree with Gabor.

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I'm thinking if it's possible to do raytracing \ rendering with one of those. You'd have photorealistic graphics at real-time rate.


Then the path would open for full VR experiences a la Total Recall.

ENAY

"What problems will be solvable with a computer that can compute in a billion parallel universes at the same time?"

Well at a guess, even the worst programmed games on steam running at a silky smooth 60fps 1080p.

What more could the world want?

col

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QuoteI'm thinking if it's possible to do raytracing \ rendering with one of those.
Would be awesome eh 8)

One of the beauties ( and potential downfalls ) of quantum computing is that a result is computed instantly and not sequentially. Once you set up the qubits and 'instructions' for those qubits into a state that represents your problem domain, when you hit the 'run' button they all instantly work out the result!

For an ( admittedly terrible ) analogy of the difference with todays tech and quantum tech...
Imagine you have a huge maze with thousands of potential paths with only one correct path that leads to an exit.
With a single core cpu you would sequentially work your way in one direction, if you hit a dead end you would backtrack to a previous junction to try another path. You continue doing this until you find the exit.
With multiple cores you can use the same process but take a different path for each core to find the exit faster - the more cores then the faster you can find the exit.
With quantum computing, you could put a qubit at each junction and the correct path would be found instantly!

The whole world of computing would require a different mindset and will undoubtedly enter into a new dimension altogether!
Pardon the pun  :P

I've been following things for a few years now, waiting with bated breathe, because there wasn't anything real outside the labs.
But now, I just see it that if companies are willing to spend time and effort going public with things like SDKs then there must be something realistic there for everyone in the not too distant future.
https://github.com/davecamp

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Rick Nasher

Call me stupid but I still can't wrap my head around the technology. It doesn't sound like logic:
How would something that can have multiple different states besides 0 and 1 give answer to a question that needs a yes or no, true or false?
Do we go by an approach like on average 70% to 30% so the answer is more likely to be yes?

If anyone can make more clear how this would work, with a real life working example(non theoretical, no analogy) then please do..

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col

#10
Did you look at Microsofts simulator and Q# SDK?

Also a quick preview...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p2_moQZJWo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7b4J2INq9c
https://github.com/davecamp

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QuoteThis might be interesting to play with for a day, then get bored of and move on to something else.

Yep, like back to my cosy old Blitz 3D ;)
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