Benchmarking for Quantum Tech Viability and Growth

Benchmarking for Quantum Tech Viability and Growth

Benchmarking for Quantum Tech Viability and Growth PlatoBlockchain Data Intelligence. Vertical Search. Ai.

Benchmarking for Quantum Tech Viability and Growth

What the Quantum Optimizing field has taught us

Today I give congratulations to the filmmakers of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story for their Satellite Awards Nominations: Best Motion Picture Made for Television, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Evan Rachel Wood).

But what does Weird Al Yankovic have to do with quantum technology?

In 2015, the Weird Al benchmark metric (Fig. 1) earned a distinctive place in Scott Aaronson’s quantum blog community as the first (un)official, community-derived, benchmark of D-Wave’s speed-up. The  quantum deep-tech community at that time were engaged in a large and complex research effort to determine the advantages of D-Wave’s new technology.

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