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Supercomputer makes calculations in blink of an eye that take rivals 47 years
(www.telegraph.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2023
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Alternate headline: Supercomputer makes specially tailored, useless calculations in blink of an eye that would take classical computer rivals 47 years if they tried it for some strange reason
Ah, the Telegraph.
It's not a good title, but it is an interesting result. A synthetic benchmark is useful in knowing the theoretical maximum speedup that is possible, and whether it is worth exploring further.
It's really not, though. We know how quantum computation works. We don't know what it's capable of in full, but that discussion will happen on proverbial blackboards, not chips.
What this is is a marketing stunt.