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> It lends credence to the notion that quantum computation occurs in many parallel universes, in line with the idea that we live in a multiverse, a prediction first made by David Deutsch.

Can someone explain to me how he made the jump from "we achieved a meaninful threshold in quantum computing performance" to "The multiverse is probably real."


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dekhn12/09/2024

The explanation is that Hartmut Neven has a bunch of sci-fi beliefs and somehow has managed to hold onto his job and even get to write parts of press releases.

not_a_bot_4sho12/10/2024

My money is on edibles.