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[-] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Quantum computers were never supposed to replace conventional computers. Their theoretical performance is only superior for a specific set of problems that usually are not relevant for every-day computing.

[-] Chobbes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

For sure, though I would not be entirely surprised if the class of problems we care about on a daily basis changes if it ever becomes commercially viable. But currently people mostly care about breaking cryptography which… boo.

this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2023
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