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Quantum Computing Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED
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- Presented by Dr. Talia Gershon, Senior Manager of Quantum Research at IBM
Beginner. No background in the topic needed.
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Computer scienceHardwareQuantum computingComputation and complexity
Dr. Talia Gershon explains the concepts of quantum computing to five people with different levels of expertise, from a child to a professional.
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3 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as an excellent example of explaining complex technical concepts at multiple levels of abstraction.
mattferdereron Hacker News • Recommends
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Try this video - link to this video I found it easy to comprehend. It starts explaining to a child & works its way up to a doctorate level.
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I’ve begun to put together useful resources for learning more here: link I’d like to really flesh out that page; I’ve now come across so many folks that are amazing at explaining this stuff... It’s just a time crunch to juggle all this as you might imagine ;) These two videos in particular helped me get started: 1. What is a physical quantum computer? link to this video 2. How might one compute using it? link
u/SingleFunctionin r/compsci • Mentions
On “How can I visualize quantum computers for a grade 12 physics class?”
I know this isn’t visualization, but this video does a great job of breaking down quantum computing into different levels and might be handy.
link to this video
brownbaton Hacker News • Mentions
On “The Tsetlin Machine outperforms neural networks”
What constitutes reasonable? Here's an example of someone explaining something to five different levels of audiences. link to this video None of these approaches are prima facie "unreasonable." But if you get the wrong level it won't feel useful. I don't think it's crazy to have open teaching discussions on HN, I think you lay out a fair hope that someone can break something down here. But I'm just not sure which level you're looking for. Precision and simplicity are often competing constraints.
mattmcknighton Hacker News • Mentions
On “Stop Explaining Black Box Models for High Stakes Decisions”
…he explanation was completely faithful to what the original model computes, the explanation would equal the original model" This is just nonsensical to me. The idea is not to be completely faithful, but to raise things up to another level of abstraction. The series of videos from Wired comes to mind where a concept is explained at multiple levels. link to this video "Black box models are often not compatible in situations where information outside the da…
vilhelm_son Hacker News • Mentions
On “IBM unveils 127-qubit quantum processor”
One of the IBM scientists seems to have an old quantum computer as a piece of office decoration, so I guess there's some hope to preserve them: link to this video
Jun8on Hacker News • Mentions
On “Scott Aaronson, when reached for comment, said”
Here are few thoughts on Aaranson's comments: 1) I have absolutely zero understanding of quantum computers (even after watching this video: link to this video ), though I like to read up on quantum physics. However, it seems to me that I've lived through many "breakthroughs" in this technology. For example, here's an excerpt from a NYT article from 4/28/1998: link : The discovery has touched off a wave of excitement among physicists and computer scientists and is leading dozens of research centers worldwide to embark on similar experiments heralding the advent of an era of so-called quantum computers, specialized machines that may one day prove thousands or even millions of times faster than today's…
u/Foggertyin r/compsci • Mentions
On “Is the threat of quantum computers over exaggerated?”
Not according to this? (Skip to the last person being interviewed if you just want to know about the "all the securitys will bee pwned!!!1!!" bit.