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So, back in June the White House announced that UCLA would host a binational US/India workshop, for national security officials from both countries to learn about the current status of quantum computing and post-quantum cryptography. It fell to my friend and colleague Rafail Ostrovsky to organize the workshop, which ended up being held last week. When Rafi invited me to give the opening talk, I knew he’d keep emailing until I said yes. So, on the 3-hour flight to LAX, I wrote the following talk in a spiral notebook, which I then delivered the next morning with no slides. I called it “Quantum Computing: Between Hope and Hype.” I thought Shtetl-Optimized readers might be interested too, since it contains my reflections on a quarter-century in quantum computing, and prognostications on what I expect soon. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! Quantum Computing: Between Hope and Hype by Scott Aaronson September 16, 2024 When Rafi invited me to open this event, it sounded like he wanted bi

Shtetl-Optimized >> Blog Archive >> Quantum Computing: Between Hope and Hype Shtetl-Optimized The Blog of Scott Aaronson If you take nothing else from this blog: quantum computers won't solve hard problems instantly by just trying all solutions in parallel. Also, please read Zvi Mowshowitz's masterpiece on how to fix K-12 education! --> << AI transcript of my AI podcast The International Olympiad in Injustice >> Quantum Computing: Between Hope and Hype So, back in June the White House announced that UCLA would host a binational US/India workshop, for national security officials from both count

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