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freetonik12/09/20240 repliesview on HN

Exactly.

I’ve seen lots of people dismissing this as if it isn’t impressive or important. I’ve watched one video where the author said in a deprecating manner “quantum computers are good for just two things: generating random numbers and simulating quantum systems”.

It’s like saying “the thing is good for just two things: making funny noises and producing infinite energy”.

(Also, generating random numbers is pretty useful, but I digress)