Comment by skybrian

Comment by skybrian 16 hours ago

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It's hard to tell as someone not in the field, but quantum computing seems to be moving faster than that? I'm not sure I believe two years, but:

Harvard physicists working to develop game-changing tech demonstrate 3,000 quantum-bit system capable of continuous operation

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/09/clearing-sign...

PsiQuantum Raises $1 Billion, Says Its Computer Will Be Ready in Two Years

https://archive.is/AEuan

lyu07282 15 hours ago

As someone not in the field it's hard to distinguish the "quantum startup raised x billions, claims quantum computing x years away" from "fusion startup raised x billions, claims fusion power x years away" headlines every few months for the past 10+ years.

Headlines like these are the outliers to the trend that thus appear more credible to me personally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45238481

  • skybrian 15 hours ago

    Thanks for the link. I skimmed through the report that the article is based on. It tracks rising activity in quantum computing R&D in several areas. But at least in the executive summary, I didn't see anything about commercial applications one way or the other. It doesn't seem to make any predictions?

    So, it's odd that the article summarized it that way.

    • lyu07282 15 hours ago

      > Overall, quantum processing units (QPUs) are making impressive progress in performance, but they remain far from meeting the requirements for running large-scale commercial applications such as chemical simulations or cryptanalysis.

      Page 6 it's a quote