Oh, look at that.
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Oh, look at that. The moment people start calling AI a bubble, a new hype cycle emerges:
Quantum computing.
Give it time. Soon you’ll hear it’s “the biggest leap since the Industrial Revolution.” Self-proclaimed experts with zero credentials will flood the discourse. Startups barely related to quantum will land easy funding rounds.
Then someone will ask the fatal question—“But how does this make money?”—and the backlash will begin. The think pieces will follow: it’s overhyped, dangerous, unethical, energy-hungry. Maybe even “it killed Bambi.”
And before long, it’ll be old news. The wheel turns again.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04gvx7egw5o -
Oh, look at that. The moment people start calling AI a bubble, a new hype cycle emerges:
Quantum computing.
Give it time. Soon you’ll hear it’s “the biggest leap since the Industrial Revolution.” Self-proclaimed experts with zero credentials will flood the discourse. Startups barely related to quantum will land easy funding rounds.
Then someone will ask the fatal question—“But how does this make money?”—and the backlash will begin. The think pieces will follow: it’s overhyped, dangerous, unethical, energy-hungry. Maybe even “it killed Bambi.”
And before long, it’ll be old news. The wheel turns again.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04gvx7egw5oI don't this is fair to Quantum Computing. There are certain mathematical problems that are likely only solvable with QC, so there is at least some uses for the technology.
Also, it is very likely Quantum Computing will never go past that stage. You will never have desktop QCs in every home, or even every office, because regular computers will always be better for every day task. You might have a dozen or so worldwide.
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Oh, look at that. The moment people start calling AI a bubble, a new hype cycle emerges:
Quantum computing.
Give it time. Soon you’ll hear it’s “the biggest leap since the Industrial Revolution.” Self-proclaimed experts with zero credentials will flood the discourse. Startups barely related to quantum will land easy funding rounds.
Then someone will ask the fatal question—“But how does this make money?”—and the backlash will begin. The think pieces will follow: it’s overhyped, dangerous, unethical, energy-hungry. Maybe even “it killed Bambi.”
And before long, it’ll be old news. The wheel turns again.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04gvx7egw5o@atomicpoet (speaking of bubbles, though, wasn't one of the UK's motorways laid out by using soap bubbles?)
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I don't this is fair to Quantum Computing. There are certain mathematical problems that are likely only solvable with QC, so there is at least some uses for the technology.
Also, it is very likely Quantum Computing will never go past that stage. You will never have desktop QCs in every home, or even every office, because regular computers will always be better for every day task. You might have a dozen or so worldwide.
@csstrowbridge I’m not talking about technology in and of itself. I’m talking about hype cycles. -
@atomicpoet (speaking of bubbles, though, wasn't one of the UK's motorways laid out by using soap bubbles?)
@nihongomaamaa Oh, I’m skeptical about there being a bubble. In fact, I think anyone peddling certainty is a grifter. For all we know, AI, quantum computing, etc. could be a big deal.
What I’m talking about here is hype cycles.
