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@kjoo

I don't think too many people understand it, to be honest.
I know I don't. Not beyond the most basic of basics.

Quantum Computing (assuming it's actually real and not hype) is where normal computing was in the late 1940s. Huge (physically), experimental, and not remotely understood by the general populace.

@RL_Dane Same here, basic understanding and not even close to all the smart guys out there. And never be. But interested as software architect, business analyst and developer, so basically coming from the "classical side".

But still, I am strong believer in the tech, even if it still feeling like back in the 90s (before I was too young ).

It is funny how all this grew to what it is in the last 10 years. Huge.

@kjoo

What scares me a little is how seemingly incomprehensible it is to even the average computer-savvy person. That's the realm of magic, snake-oil, and pretty crazy (and often quite dangerous) science.

@RL_Dane Like #AI, which is similar. It is supposed to solve everything, to know everything, to fix everything, to make everything better.

So for the "average computer joe/jane": That's the realm of magic, snake-oil, and pretty crazy (and often quite dangerous) science.

@kjoo

Yes, although I think quantum computing (again, if it's actually, really a thing, and not just computational cold fusion ;) is a step beyond even AI's inscrutability.

Although a large part of that is because things like #StableDiffusion allow people to experience and play around with AI, while quantum computing is still locked way in very special facilities.

@RL_Dane uhm, quantum computing the next cold fusion? Maybe, but hope not

And education through edutainment is probably a good way. #openai and #stabilediffusion is nothing else then to let the people play.

But still, this brings no understanding how and what #quantumcomputing or #ai can really do. It is just one example, but stablediffusion does not explain how AI could help in self driving (still not here), spam detection or whatever.

@kjoo

True. I think it's just enough of a taste to entice people actually interested in it to dig a little deeper.

I'm sad that blockchain got such a bad name. I think it's WAY overused and overhyped, but there may be legitimate applications that it's perfect for.

I think people who are really into #QuantumComputing and have the money to fund it probably aren't all that interested in the general populace understanding it well. ^___^

@RL_Dane I can't talk about money and since I don't have much, I can only try to help to understand people outside the #quantum bubble what QC is

Like i do for #dlt and #blockchain.

And yes, DLT and blockchain is as overpromissing ("unbank the bank") or misunderstood ("crypto is secret money transfer. hey, there is crypto in it, it has to be secret") or wrongly used ("DLT to stores data") or or or

@skar I have seen this video and it is actually not depressing, she is just stating facts. As she says, the expectations of all people involved (be it developers, physicists, or investors) are high. The promises of quantum technology are even higher.

It is not as bad as she describes, but a winter will come. Is it short? Is it long? Nobody knows.

@skar And at some point in time there has to be some results that are visible.

There are already companies using QC and there are already experiments with useful results.

When will it be usable for everyone? How will it be accessible? Will it become mainstream? I don't know, but the future will tell.

But as long as noone is proofing that QC is dead, I will spend my time to learn more about it.

@kjoo I just reblogged it, sorry new to this platform

@kjoo yes it is one of the best, I agree with that, but it still is hard for me to use anyway.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out! I already found a good group of folks to follow so it's good so far

@1ucian0 Hi, seems to be a growing list of quantum savvy guys here